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Discovering 250 Years: Ken Burns’ American Revolution

My December columns have typically suggested books for Christmas gifts. This Christmas, just before our 250th anniversary ...

Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history

Amid the political and social upheaval of the 1960s, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. drew directly and self-consciously on the declaration. In his 1963 “ I Have a Dream” speech, King defined an ...
The New York Times

Ken Burns Brings the War of Independence to the Unruly Present

In “The American Revolution,” an illustrated companion to a new documentary series, the conflict is global, gruesome and tearing us apart. By Ted Widmer Ted Widmer is the author of “Lincoln on the ...
Los Angeles Times

‘The American Revolution’ presents a fresh picture of America’s complex founding

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Back in 1990, Ken Burns made his reputation with “The Civil War,” a sprawling, multipart documentary that caused a ...