The Journey of the African-American Athlete
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A fight for glory. A legacy of achievement.
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players, runners, and basketball players, athletes who either suffered the indignities of racism, helped break down its walls, or enjoyed the opportunities afforded by past struggles.Read moreLess
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players, runners, and basketball players, athletes who either suffered the indignities of racism, helped break down its walls, or enjoyed the opportunities afforded by past struggles.
The story
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players, runners, and basketball players, athletes who either suffered the indignities of racism, helped break down its walls, or enjoyed the opportunities afforded by past struggles.
Cast & crew
Hank AaronSelf
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Jim BrownSelf
Bud CollinsSelf
Gerald EarlySelf - Writer / Historian
Julius ErvingSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Editor
- David Salamone
- Producer
- Leslie D. Farrell
- Producer
- Rick Bernstein
- Producer
- Paul H. Hutchinson
- Producer
- Kendall Reid
- Editor
- Andrew Morreale
- Producer
- Dorian Graham