James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

1h 0m

6.6(5 votes)

Documentary

Music

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

Cornel West

Acting

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

James Brown

Acting

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Production

Michael Ambrosino

Self

No Image

Acting

Tom Atkins

Self

No Image

Acting

Charles Bobbitt

Self (as Charles Bobbit)

No Image

Acting

Bobby Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Byrd

Acting

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Acting

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

Acting

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Acting

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Acting

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Acting

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner

Acting

Al Sharpton

Self

Al Sharpton

Acting

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Acting

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dennis Haysbert

Acting

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

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