James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

6.6

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)

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)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

Camera

Nicola B. Marsh

Director of Photography

Directing

David Leaf

Director

Editing

Production

Morgan Neville

Producer

Eric Kulberg

Producer

Jeff Olde

Executive Producer

Shelly Tatro

Executive Producer

Arlene Wszalek

Producer

David Leaf

Producer

Brenna Sanchez

Associate Producer

Brad Abramson

Executive Producer

Toby Byron

Executive Producer

Writing

Camera

Nicola B. Marsh

Director of Photography

Directing

David Leaf

Director

Editing

Production

Morgan Neville

Producer

Eric Kulberg

Producer

Jeff Olde

Executive Producer

Shelly Tatro

Executive Producer

Arlene Wszalek

Producer

David Leaf

Producer

Brenna Sanchez

Associate Producer

Brad Abramson

Executive Producer

Toby Byron

Executive Producer

Writing