Poster for James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008, documentary, music

60 minutes

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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Cast

Cornel West

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Tom Atkins

Self

Charles Bobbitt

Self (as Charles Bobbit)

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)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Hubert Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

Crew

Camera

Directing

David Leaf

Director

Editing

Production

Brenna Sanchez

Associate producer

Shelly Tatro

Executive producer

Jeff Olde

Executive producer

Toby Byron

Executive producer

Brad Abramson

Brad Abramson

Executive producer

Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Producer

Arlene Wszalek

Producer

David Leaf

Producer

Eric Kulberg

Producer

Writing

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