James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

60 mins
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 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)

Bobby Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Al Sharpton

Self

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

David Leaf

Director

Morgan Neville

Writer

Morgan Neville

Producer

Nicola B. Marsh

Director of Photography

Peter S. Lynch II

Editor

Arlene Wszalek

Producer

Shelly Tatro

Executive Producer

Brenna Sanchez

Associate Producer

Jeff Olde

Executive Producer

David Leaf

Producer

Eric Kulberg

Producer

Toby Byron

Executive Producer

Brad Abramson

Executive Producer

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