Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, this first episode dramatically evokes the causes of the war, from the Cotton Kingdom of the South to the northern abolitionists who opposed it.

The film vividly embraces the entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects ... In the words of Ken Burns, "the Civil War was history running on all cylinders.

An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit Lexington and Concord on April 17 to discuss his new documentary, "The American Revolution." ...

"The Civil War was the most important event in American history, the crossroads of our being,” says documentary filmmaker Ken Burns ... the sun—which often caused oppressive heat—but ...

Ken Burns and his team typically tackle expansive topics: The Civil War. National Parks. Baseball. Country music. But sometimes he does embrace singular historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson ...

(JTA) — One of the first people introduced in Ken ... Burns told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Burns is the foremost documentarian of American history, with iconic works such as “The Civil ...

Ken Burns is making a history-based fundraising ... In a Wednesday fundraising email from Harris’s campaign that was signed ...