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Ken Burns' Documentary Reframes American Revolution as Civil War

11/18/2025

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Ken Burns released a six-part PBS documentary, The American Revolution, which premiered on November 16, 2025.
The film reframes the Revolution as a complex civil war rather than a straightforward struggle for independence.
Burns and his team spent more than nine years researching, revealing overlooked perspectives from enslaved people and Native Americans.

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Ken Burns released a six-part PBS documentary, The American Revolution, which premiered on November 16, 2025.
The film reframes the Revolution as a complex civil war rather than a straightforward struggle for independence.
Burns and his team spent more than nine years researching, revealing overlooked perspectives from enslaved people and Native Americans.