James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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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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Photo of Cornel West

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

Photo of James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Bobby Byrd

Bobby Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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