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Film / 2008
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Directed by
David Leaf
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 Martin Luther King, Jr.
The story
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 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cast
Cornel WestSelf (as Dr. Cornel West)
James BrownSelf (archive footage)
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Michael AmbrosinoSelf
Tom AtkinsSelf
Charles BobbittSelf (as Charles Bobbit)
Bobby ByrdSelf (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage)
Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
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