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

Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life.

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.

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 ...
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Ken Burns' wants viewers to give history a second look with 'The American Revolution'

NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.
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Ken Burns says, 'RI is huge and large in the story of the founding of our country'

Filmmaker Ken Burns highlighted Rhode Island's significant role in the American Revolution while promoting his new PBS series. Burns identified Nathanael Greene of Coventry as the second most ...
Forbes

‘The American Revolution’ Tells The Story Of ‘One Of The Most Important Events In World History,’ Says Filmmaker Ken Burns

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...
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Ken Burns’ The American Revolution: 10 Big Takeaways From the Directors (Exclusive)

Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and commanders back on muddy 18th-century ground. Co-directors Sarah Botstein and ...
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Ken Burns discusses his new documentary about the American Revolution

Last week, the iconic American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns released his latest series: a six-part, 12-hour film on the American revolution. The film follows dozens of figures from various ...
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Exclusive: Ken Burns brings "The American Revolution" to PBS this November

On Idaho Today, host Mellisa Paul sits down in an exclusive Zoom interview with legendary filmmaker Ken Burns ahead of the premiere of his sweeping new series The American Revolution. Drawing on his ...
Star Tribune

Rash: Beyond history, ‘The American Revolution’ is relevant today

As a co-director of “The American Revolution,” the six-part PBS documentary that premieres on Sunday, David Schmidt seems in every sense thoroughly modern. And yet, he said in an interview, “I like to ...
WHYY

WHYY to preview Ken Burns’ new ‘American Revolution’ documentary in Camden

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Americans, and Philadelphians in particular, might think they ...
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What the American Revolution Owes the Rest of the World

Perhaps the least commented upon feature of the dystopian Trump banners adorning parts of Washington D.C. is the red, white, ...