As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Ken Burns is releasing a deep look into the fight for American ...

The documentarian will hold a live talk at Seattle's McCaw Hall on July 14, during which a sneak preview of the documentary ...

Burns — whose upcoming film "The American Revolution" is expected to air on PBS on Nov. 16 — also reflected on some of the "complicated stories" in America's short history.

Burns was here to discuss and promote his own bid to answer the convention’s question: The American Revolution, a 12-hour documentary set to premier, in six installments, this November on PBS.

On a tour across the country to promote his latest epic documentary, “The American Revolution,” Ken Burns has been hitting the local public-television stations, museums and associations that ...

JOHN DICKERSON: Being an American, as Jefferson saw it, as the founders saw it, was a continuing obligation to engage with its history. KEN BURNS: That's exactly right, and this is really important.