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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary from Ken Burns.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary from Ken Burns.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down.
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Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the...
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down.
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(dramatic music) - [Narrator] From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen, not to be extinguished.
(dramatic music continues) - We think about independence movements of the 20th century.
You don't always recognize the fact that the United States actually started that.
- The American Revolutionary movement served as a model for freedom from oppression.
- America is predicated on an idea that tells us who we are, where we came from, and what our forebearers were willing to die for.
- Colonists said, no taxation without representation.
The fear was, if we give into this precedent, what will they do in the future?
- Crisis changes people.
It gave different people different ideas about what they should be doing.
(flames roaring) (dramatic music continues) - It gave them a space to make this democracy real.
(dramatic music continues) - [Narrator] The founders thought we can start over again.
We could begin the world anew.
(dramatic music continues) - The British objective is to suppress the rebellion, force them to acknowledge the authority of the King.
(dramatic music continues) - Washington understands the war he's fighting.
He doesn't have to win.
He only has not to lose.
- He becomes quite eloquent in trying to persuade people.
We're all Americans.
- We see regiments with individuals who are not carrying arms, doing essential labor, including women.
They are at the forefront of this movement.
- One of the most remarkable aspects is that you had such different places come together as one nation.
- It mushrooms into a global campaign that touches Europe and all parts of the world.
- [Narrator] It so excites us that we're the product of a revolutionary moment where the world turned upside down.
(dramatic music continues) - [Narrator] To believe in America is to believe in possibility.
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'We Would Not Have Had a Country Without Him'
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Preview | 20s | Historian Annette Gordon-Reed. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (20s)
'We Are in the Very Midst of a Revolution'
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Preview | 30s | John Adams, read by Paul Giamatti. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
'The Extraordinary Thing About the Patriot Side'
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Preview | 30s | Historian Jane Kamensky. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
'The American Revolution Changed The World'
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Preview | 30s | Historian Stephen Conway. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
Saratoga: A Psychological Turning Point
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Clip | 33s | Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British. (33s)
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Preview | 30s | Historian Christopher Brown. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
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'No One Expects Country Farmers Are Going to Hold Off a Trained Army'
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Preview | 30s | Historian Stacey Schiff. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
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Clip | 43s | A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins. (43s)
Inside Look | Voices of the Revolution
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Clip: Special | 10m 33s | Filmmakers discuss how they used stories of both well-known and lesser known figures. (10m 33s)
Inside Look | Sounds of the Revolution
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Clip: Special | 5m 13s | The filmmakers on how they tapped a broad range of influences to recreate the music of the era. (5m 13s)
Inside Look | People Just Like Us
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Clip: Special | 3m 37s | The filmmakers on how understanding the people of the Revolution can help us understand who we are. (3m 37s)
Inside Look | Our Origin Story
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Clip: Special | 6m 18s | Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on the challenges of telling America's origin story. (6m 18s)
Inside Look | Making the Revolution
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Clip: Special | 6m 29s | The filmmakers discuss how they crafted imagery to help tell the story of the American Revolution. (6m 29s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 57s | The filmmakers discuss how the story of The American Revolution came together. (3m 57s)
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