James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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Release date: April 05, 2008
Duration: 60 minutes
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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.

Starring

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