Up Next
Back to Show
Ken Burns UNUM
UNUM Short: When the World Couldn't Watch a Black Man Win
Season 2022
Episode 4
In 1908, police stopped a title fight when storied Black boxer Jack Johnson was about to knock out his white competitor. Ken Burns tells the story in this UNUM Short, which explores sports as a mirror of our culture.
Support Provided By
30:57
Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, and Julie Dunfey discuss their final film as collaborators.
10:19
Ken Burns and Michael Kimmelman celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge's 140th anniversary.
6:32
The Vindmans reflect on today's refugee crisis and their own refugee experience.
8:37
US Senator Sherrod Brown considers the legacy of the United Mine Workers Strike of 1902.
6:09
Ken Burns considers the struggle female musicians often face against men in the industry.
5:40
Ken Burns considers how we ought to remember dark parts of our history.
4:15
Ken Burns looks at the ways Muhammad Ali stood on the foundation Jackie Robinson created.
6:50
Ahead of the 2020 election, Ken Burns explores leadership in moments of crisis.
5:59
Ken Burns considers why, and for whom, our monuments have been built.
Ken Burns compares the collective mobilization of the 1940s to America's COVID response.