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The Night James Brown Saved Boston 2008

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.

Directed by: David Leaf
Written by: Morgan Neville
Release date: 2008-04-05
Runtime: 60 minutes
Cast:
Cornel West Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West) 
James Brown James Brown
Self (archive footage) 
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) 
Michael Ambrosino Michael Ambrosino
Self 
Tom Atkins Tom Atkins
Self 
Charles Bobbitt Charles Bobbitt
Self (as Charles Bobbit) 
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