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The Historians Behind Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"

Three experts discuss their behind-the-scenes experience as historical advisers to the new series.

by Kathleen DuVal, Jane Kamensky, Christopher Brown via Made By History on December 10, 2025

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A chart of battles, leaders, and congresses during the Revolutionary War, 1931-1932.

Ken Burns's Inevitable Revolution

Burns in his new documentary failed to ask the most important question: "Why?"

by Helena Yoo Roth via Panorama on February 12, 2026

Portrait of Stephen Hopkins.

Teaching the Story of “Universal Liberty” in Revolutionary Rhode Island

Revolutionary ideals of liberty exposed the hypocrisy of slavery, sparking early antislavery movements.

by Erik J. Chaput via The Online Review of Rhode Island History on May 13, 2023

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The Unbearable Whiteness of Ken Burns

The filmmaker’s new documentary on Benjamin Franklin tells an old and misleading story.

by Timothy Messer-Kruse via The Chronicle of Higher Education on April 20, 2022

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