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A majority of U.S. citizens believe the country is on the path to a second civil war because of the polarizing nature of ...

The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its ...

"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history ...

Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual ...

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

When “The American Revolution” unfolds this month on PBS, don’t get the idea that you weren’t told the truth in elementary ...

The PBS documentary, by filmmaker Ken Burns, tells an American origin story to bring a diverse nation together, rather than ...

There’s no photographs. There’s no news reels. The cast of characters is so spectacularly diverse," Ken Burns said in an ...

Channel 4’s streaming service – variously known over the years since its launch in November 2006 as 4oD, All 4 and now, ...

Some Democrats and supporters of the National Endowment for the Humanities are questioning what they see as gutted procedures ...