TV American Experience - Season 17 Episode 2 : The Fight American Experience - Season 17 Episode 2 : The Fight 6.6/10 by 43 users "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. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 17 Episode 2 : The Fight Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 17 :Episode 1 RFK (Part 1 & 2) RFK (Part 1 & 2) 2004-10-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 2 The Fight The Fight 2005-01-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 3 Fidel Castro Fidel Castro 2005-01-31 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 4 Building the Alaska Highway Building the Alaska Highway 2005-02-07 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 5 Kinsey Kinsey 2005-02-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 6 Mary Pickford Mary Pickford 2005-04-04 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 7 The Great Transatlantic Cable The Great Transatlantic Cable 2005-04-11 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 8 The Massie Affair The Massie Affair 2005-04-18 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 9 Victory in the Pacific Victory in the Pacific 2005-05-02 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 10 The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? 2005-05-09 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 17 :Episode 11 Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst 2005-05-23 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.