Ken Burns says documenting the American Revolution made him 'optimistic' about the country's future

As America approaches its 250th birthday, filmmaker Ken Burns examines the bloody realities of the American Revolution and ...
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Filmmaker Ken Burns makes closing argument for FITN with DNC

Award-winning filmmaker and historian Ken Burns of Walpole played the role of cleanup hitter Friday, making the final ...

Ken Burns: ‘We have sanitized’ the American Revolution

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I ...

Ken Burns describes how current politics ‘rhymes’ with the American Revolution: Full interview

Filmmaker Ken Burns joins Kristen Welker in a “Meet the Moment” conversation to dissect America's origin story and argues democracy was an “unintended consequence” of the American Revolution.