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Stream Ken Burns The American Revolution free on FOD!

This highly acclaimed, brand news PBS series, Ken's Burns The American Revolution, was just released to Films on Demand (FOD). COM students, faculty and staff can access it from the Media page in the American History, Revolution & New Nation guide, or go to the series page on FOD. When off campus, login with your COM account. 

The American Revolution examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down.

Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.

An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.

The Revolution began a movement for people around the world to imagine new and better futures for themselves, their nations, and for humanity. It declared American independence with promises that we continue to strive for. The American Revolution opened the door to advance civil liberties and human rights, and it asked questions that we are still trying to answer today.

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We have the companion book available in Libby. Get the eBook on Libby. Stream more Ken Burns documentaries on FOD or AVON, or get more great resources on the Revolution or American history.