James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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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.

Cast

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

M

Michael Ambrosino

Self

T

Tom Atkins

Self

C

Charles Bobbitt

Self (as Charles Bobbit)

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