James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

66% | Apr 05, 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 Cast

David Leaf
Director
Morgan Neville
Writer

Cast

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

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