Filmmaker Ken Burns says new American Revolution doc shows citizenship carries responsibility

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Film director Ken Burns has gained fame with his acclaimed examinations of the U.S., beginning with his dramatic documentary on the Civil War. Now Burns is coming to Detroit to promote his latest look at a conflict that shaped the nation, the American Revolution. Listen: Filmmaker Ken Burns says new American Revolution doc shows citizenship carries responsibility https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/web-Ken-Burns-Am-Rev.mp3The following interview has been edited for clarity and length. And it was its own civil war, in a way our Civil War isn’t. Certainly our revolution is a civil war, in a way our Civil War isn’t.