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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2008 Directed by David LeafOn 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)
Michael Ambrosino
....................................................Self
Tom Atkins
....................................................Self
Charles Bobbitt
....................................................Self (as Charles Bobbit)
Bobby Byrd
....................................................Self (archive footage)
Director
...........................................................David Leaf
Executive Producer
...........................................................Shelly Tatro
Jeff Olde
Toby Byron
Brad Abramson
Producer
...........................................................Morgan Neville
Arlene Wszalek
Production Companies
...................................................David Leaf Productions
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Documentary
Music
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