PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will ...

On the Fourth of July—a day that Ken Burns unsurprisingly refers to as “by far, by far, my favorite holiday”—I accompanied the legendary documentary filmmaker to a naturalization ceremony on the West ...

Abraham Lincoln demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that our Founding Fathers believed slavery was a moral wrong.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has long been a chronicler of the American experience. He talks with John Dickerson about his latest film for PBS, "The American Revolution"; the importance of studying ...

Step forward Ken Burns, king of US documentary making. His prolific catalogue — whose subjects range from baseball to the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A new documentary series by filmmaker Ken Burns exploring America’s founding and its War for Independence is set to be released in November, but people can catch a sneak peek ...

In bestowing Ken Burns with its 2024 Liberty Medal, the National Constitution Center called him “America’s history teacher,” and he spoke to Ali Velshi about the “echoes” and “rhymes” between the ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns nails it. His 12-hour documentary, “The American Revolution,” is a brilliant reminder that America was ...

Narrated by frequent Burns collaborator Peter Coyote, “The American Revolution” starts well before that fateful July day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration ...

When it comes to filmmaking, Ken Burns is one of the greatest of all time. He is an artist who has dedicated much of his life to telling the story of America in epic documentaries, spanning from 10 to ...

Newark, NJ – September 17, 2025 – The filmmaker Ken Burns today will join 1,000-plus students from across the state of New Jersey to commemorate Constitution Day and to discuss the importance of New ...

Four years have not erased the stunned disbelief regarding an insurrection against the U.S. Constitution. However, I have discovered a reassuring common point upon which to rebuild political trust: ...