American Experience · SEASON 17
The Fight
Episode 2 · 2005-01-24
- Documentary
Episode overview
"The Fight" recalls the June 1938 heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and the German Max Schmeling, and assesses its political and social ramifications. "It was going to pit whole nations and whole ideologies against each other," says narrator Courtney B. Vance. Producer-director Barak Goodman also explores Louis's place in America's racial divide as well as the genial Schmeling's ties to Hitler.
55 minutes
Season 17 episodes
1. RFK (Part 1 & 2)2004-10-04
2. The Fight2005-01-24
3. Fidel Castro2005-01-31
4. Building the Alaska Highway2005-02-07
5. Kinsey2005-02-14
6. Mary Pickford2005-04-04
7. The Great Transatlantic Cable2005-04-11
8. The Massie Affair2005-04-18
9. Victory in the Pacific2005-05-02
10. The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?2005-05-09
11. Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst2005-05-23
