Ken Burns, renowned American filmmaker and documentarian, joins We The People to discuss the history of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the legacy of the 14th Amendment.
His widely known documentary series include The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts (2014), and The Vietnam War (2017). Ken’s films have won fifteen Emmy Awards and two Oscar nominations, and in September 2008, Ken was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Ken Burns is an American filmmaker who has been making films for almost forty years. Ken’s films have won fifteen Emmy Awards and two Oscar nominations, and in September 2008, Ken was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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