Backstage at a Wayne State University auditorium, Ken Burns opens a can of Vernors and fields a question about Jeff Daniels providing the voice of Thomas Jefferson in “The American Revolution.” Why ...

Ken Burns, the preeminent documentary filmmaker of his generation, knows how to captivate audiences, whether it's with history or a quip. When he told hundreds of fans at a Wayne State University ...

The American Revolution is often celebrated as a heroic struggle for independence, but acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns argues that our understanding of this pivotal moment in history has been overly ...

When the new Ken Burns documentary series “The American Revolution” premieres on PBS on Sunday, Nov. 16, it will mark the end of a filmmaking journey that began almost a decade ago. “Ken always says ...

On the Fourth of July—a day that Ken Burns unsurprisingly refers to as “by far, by far, my favorite holiday”—I accompanied the legendary documentary filmmaker to a naturalization ceremony on the West ...

Next year marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all men are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights. Next year marks 250 years since the Declaration of ...