A powerful new documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt is set to premiere ...

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

The name of the sitting U.S. president was never uttered during Thursday night’s New York premiere of Ken Burns’s PBS docuseries The American Revolution (nor, for the record, was the name Jimmy Kimmel ...

That same philosophy drives his newest project, The American Revolution, a sweeping six-part, 12-hour documentary that premieres Sunday, November 16, 2025 on PBS and continues nightly through November ...

Ken Burns, the preeminent documentary filmmaker of his generation, knows how to captivate audiences, whether it's with history or a quip. When he told hundreds of fans at a Wayne State University ...

The noted documentary filmmaker will give two presentations: an afternoon event for invited high school students and a ...

Explore lesson ideas for teaching the American Revolution and how its objectives and conflicts remain relevant in today's ...

The late composer, musician and bandleader Duke Ellington once said, ''I contend that the Negro is the creative voice of America, IS creative America, and it was a happy day when the first unhappy ...

The final documentary of American Experience before the series pauses new production explores the life and career of the ...