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Houston Riot In 1917 in Texas vicious police brutality against Black troops escalated into murder. The event took many lives and poisoned race relations in the army. Blacks were separated by regiment and large groups were never permitted to gather. Distributed by A&E Television Networks.
The Isle of Misfortune The boat capsized and some men drowned before reaching Galveston Island Texas. The Karankawa Indians wept and shared their food with the Spaniards. The tribe died from European diseases. Distributed by PBS Distribution.
This Day In History: April 16, 1947 – Explosion in Texas City Explosion causes a fire in Texas City.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson—A Film Directed by Ken Burns—Part 1 This first part of the film follows Jack Johnson’s remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, to his entry into the world of professional boxing, where, in turn-of-the-century Jim Crow America, the heavyweight championship was an exclusively “white title.” In 1908 Johnson became the first African-American to earn the title Heavyweight Champion of the World. On July 4, 1910, ex-champion Jim Jeffries, the new “Great White Hope,” challenged the champion. The fight was billed as the Battle of the Century. Despite a hostile crowd and a steady stream of racial epithets hurled from Jeffries’ corner, Johnson won an easy victory, provoking race riots all around the country. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Part of the film Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson—A Film Directed by Ken Burns—Part 2 By the end of 1910, as the second part of this film begins, Jack Johnson was the most famous—and the most notorious—African-American on earth. But when no one was able to beat the champion in the ring, the U.S. government set out to destroy him in the courts. Unfairly charged with violating the Mann Act, Johnson was convicted and sentenced to jail. Skipping bail, he fled to Europe, where he remained a fugitive for many years. Determined to live his life regardless of the confines imposed by his color, Jack Johnson emerged as a central figure in America’s ongoing struggle to deal with the question of race. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Part of the film Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.
Explosion at Texas City 60 Minutes investigates the 2005 refinery explosion in Texas that killed 15 and injured 170. Ed Bradley reports.