James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008·1h·★ 6.6(5)G

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Director David LeafWriter Morgan Neville

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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Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Michael Ambrosino

Self

Tom Atkins

Self

Charles Bobbitt

Self (as Charles Bobbit)

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