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.

Top Cast

Cornel WestSelf (as Dr. Cornel West)

James BrownSelf (archive footage)

Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)

Michael AmbrosinoSelf

Tom AtkinsSelf

Charles BobbittSelf (as Charles Bobbit)

Bobby ByrdSelf (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)