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Unforgivable Blackness:Jack Johnson On

BN747 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 5287 posts, RR: 52
Posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 690 times:

Anyone catch this PBS special (part II airing tonight) last night? To understand America 100 years ago (and the world).. this program painted a very chilling picture what it was like. If you haven't seen the program, it's probably best not to comment. It's dripping with racial overtones ..not suitable for the weak hearted (those in extreme denial). One historian noted that in the 20th century only two events sparked coast-to-coast racial riots, the assassination of MLK and Jack Johnson becoming the worlds 1st black heavy weight champion boxer. Even editorials from newspapers such as the LA Times published some shocking comments! If you can't discuss institutionalized racism reasonably... please pass on this thread.

Part II airs tonight when everything goes south for Johnson.

BN747

"Home of the Brave, made by the Slaves..Land of the Free, if you look like me.." T. Jefferson

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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29349 posts, RR: 62
Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 673 times:

Sorry, looked like a very interesting story, Ken Burns does have his way of telling one.....but I have class tonight.

Going to talk about disaster logistics and get a primer on Thailand from the one UAA facualty member who was there the past three weeks studying the transportation and logisitics problems involved.

OBAMA-WORST PRESIDENT EVER....Even SKOORB would be better.

AWspicious From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 659 times:

Your thread comes across as being composed by someone of above average intelligence. Therefore, I find it perplexing that you would start such a topic here and expect it to be discussed in a "reasonable manner". Surly, a member in good standing for almost three years have seen how this kind of thread often goes off the rails. I'm not trying to criticize you... I'm just trying to be realistic.

Peace

5NEOO From Nigeria, joined Nov 2003, 210 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 652 times:

Unforgivable Blackness is the name of the documentary AWspicious!

Admit it, you could care less about the continent Africa!

L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29349 posts, RR: 62
Reply 4, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 650 times:

Correct.

That is the name Ken Burns gave the show.

OBAMA-WORST PRESIDENT EVER....Even SKOORB would be better.

PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 636 times:

I watched (and TIVO'ed) both parts. A superb show, without question.

"Let me think about it" = the coward's way of saying "no"

LHMark From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51
Reply 6, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 631 times:

I watched it too. I learned stuff. I enjoyed it very much.

"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller

BN747 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 5287 posts, RR: 52
Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 626 times:

I watched it too. I learned stuff. I enjoyed it very much

Agreed! The week before I watched the two-parter on Woodrow Wilson on PBS and given that both of these documentaries reflect the same era... I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what the times were like back then and wow...what an awakening! This is an time period that affected my of our grand fathers and great grandfathers!

BN747

"Home of the Brave, made by the Slaves..Land of the Free, if you look like me.." T. Jefferson

MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15717 posts, RR: 48
Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 1 day ago) and read 620 times:

" If you can't discuss institutionalized racism reasonably... please pass on this thread."

That's irony right there Yeah sure

E pur si muove -Galileo

AWspicious From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (8 years 4 months 20 hours ago) and read 606 times:

I am fully aware of that, 5NEOO

5NEOO From Nigeria, joined Nov 2003, 210 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 4 hours ago) and read 581 times:

Excuse my slowness AWspicious. I guess am one of those folks that would love to believe most members of this site would prefer to watch this show as opposed to Birth of a Nation!

Admit it, you could care less about the continent Africa!

FDXmech From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3251 posts, RR: 38
Reply 11, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 558 times:

I caught most of the two part show. Simply awesome. Jack Johnson was truly gifted in so many ways. He was the epitome of being "Your Own Man".

I've seen, "The Great White Hope" (great movie), and thought this made me fairly knowledgeable of Jack Johnson. How wrong I was. This documentary is simply outstanding and inspirational.

This is not a depressing documentary at all and should bring pride to both black and white people alike that Jack Johnson was a part of the American experience.

You're only as good as your last departure.

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