Film·2008·G·1h

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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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.

Directed by David Leaf

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Cast

12 credited

Cornel West
Cornel WestSelf (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
James BrownSelf (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Michael Ambrosino
Michael AmbrosinoSelf
Tom Atkins
Tom AtkinsSelf
Charles Bobbitt
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)

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