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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

David Leaf

2008 • 1h 0m

On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of M...

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

Cast

Cornel West

Cornel WestSelf (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

James BrownSelf (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)

Michael AmbrosinoSelf

Charles BobbittSelf (as Charles Bobbit)

Bobby Byrd

Bobby ByrdSelf (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner

Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage)

Al Sharpton

Al SharptonSelf

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage)

Crew

Morgan Neville

Morgan NevilleWriter

Brenna Sanchez

Brenna SanchezAssociate Producer

Brad Abramson

Brad AbramsonExecutive Producer

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