The Night James Brown Saved Boston

Directed by David Leaf
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April 5, 2008    60mDocumentary, Music
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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.
  • 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)
  • Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage)
  • Al SharptonSelf
  • Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage)
  • Dennis HaysbertSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • David LeafDirector / Producer
  • Morgan NevilleWriter / Producer
  • Eric KulbergProducer

Watch The Night James Brown Saved Boston Videos

  • I Got The Feelin: James Brown In The 60'S
    I Got The Feelin: James Brown In The 60'STrailer
  • I Got The Feelin: James Brown In The 60'S (Exclusive Scene)
    I Got The Feelin: James Brown In The 60'S (Exclusive Scene)Scene

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