James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

6.6 | 2008-04-05 | 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 Crew

Morgan Neville Writer
David Leaf Director
Morgan Neville Producer
Eric Kulberg Producer
Jeff Olde Executive Producer
Shelly Tatro Executive Producer
Peter S. Lynch II Editor
Arlene Wszalek Producer
Nicola B. Marsh Director of Photography
David Leaf Producer

Cast

Cornel West
Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Charles Bobbitt
Charles Bobbitt
Self (as Charles Bobbit)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)

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