James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston [58922] Released: 2008-04-05 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 60 mins Popularity: 1.0158 Vote Average: 6.6 Vote Count: 5 Overview: 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. Cast [17] Cornel WestSelf James BrownSelf Muhammad AliSelf Michael AmbrosinoSelf Tom AtkinsSelf Charles BobbittSelf Bobby ByrdSelf Martin Luther King Jr.Self Coretta Scott KingSelf Robert F. KennedySelf Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf Richard NixonSelf Harry ReasonerSelf Al SharptonSelf Hubert H. HumphreySelf Dennis HaysbertSelf - Narrator Robert HallSelf Trailers