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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

66.00% | April 5, 2008 | Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

David Leaf
Director
Morgan Neville
Writer
Morgan Neville
Producer
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Cast

Cornel West
Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)

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