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The Fight: American Experience

Chapter 1 | The Fight

Season 17 Episode 11

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June 22, 1938. Though the Great Depression rages and war looms, the eyes of the world are on Yankee Stadium in New York where, beneath threatening skies, German Max Schmeling and American Joe Louis are squaring off for the heavyweight championship of the world.

AIR DATE 2/11/20

About The Fight: American Experience

On June 22, 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into Yankee Stadium to watch what some have called “the most important sporting event in history” — the rematch between African American heavyweight Joe Louis and his German opponent Max Schmeling.

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