James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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.

Director: David Leaf

Cast: Cornel West, James Brown, Muhammad Ali, Michael Ambrosino, Tom Atkins, Charles Bobbitt, Bobby Byrd, Martin Luther King Jr.

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.