On a chilly midweek afternoon, hundreds of New York City high school students gathered in the pews of Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. The lesson was “Who tells your story?” The teachers, ...

Three experts discuss their behind-the-scenes experience as historical advisers to the new series.

This is “woke”? Nothing in the series struck me as virtue signaling. In fact, the opposite: The documentary scans a ...

Victor Davis Hanson blows up "the myth" used by Ken Burns to claim the Founding Fathers got the idea for democracy from the Iroquois.

Ken Burns’ new documentary claims the Iroquois Confederacy inspired America’s founding, but Rich Lowry argues this is a ...

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PHILADELPHIA − Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been trying to tell the story of America for 10 years. It's just a coincidence that it's premiering in a political moment in which America ...

Ken Burns' latest documentary, 'The American Revolution,' misrepresents the influence of Iroquois Confederacy on the founding of the United States.

It’s been 250 years since the American Revolution — and the country continues to evolve with highs and lows. Over the course of his career, Ken Burns has brought award-winning storytelling to the ...

Ken Burns attends a discussion of the book "The Small and the Mighty" at 92NY on September 25, 2024 in New York City (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Prolific documentarian Ken Burns is set to receive the ...

James Islington, Dolly Parton, plus Baldacci, Evanovich and more: the New York Times list for the week ended Nov. 15.