Personal Motivation: Waking the Dead

Ken explains how his mother's death shaped his mission to bring historical figures and moments to life.

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Ken Burns is a documentary filmmaker, writer and historian known for his many films with PBS. His latest, “The American Revolution” premieres November 16th.

Ken joins Theo to talk about why he believes the American Revolution was the most important event since the birth of Christ, how George Washington organized America’s first army, and what the founding fathers really had in mind when writing the Declaration of Independence.

Ken Burns: https://www.instagram.com/kenlburns/

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