Reconstruction: The Making of The Civil War

The series brought to life in a symphony of music, pictures, and words.

Ken Burns - Making History

Behind the scenes

A Conversation with Ken Burns

The inspiration of Ken Burns

An Interview with Ken Burns

Interview with Ken Burns

An Interview with Shelby Foote

Interview with Shelby Foote

An Interview with George Will

Interview with George Will

An Interview with Stanley Crouch

Interview with Stanley Crouch

An Interview with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Interview with Jay Unger and Molly Mason musicians who created the signature tune from the series ASHOKEN FAREWELL

Making 'The Civil War' 25 Years Later

Remembering 'The Civil War'

'The Civil War' in the Classroom

Restoring 'The Civil War'

Shelby Foote Full Interview #1 April 17, 1986

Shelby Foote Full Interview #2 March 28, 1987

Shelby Foote Full Interview #3 May 2, 1987

All Night Forever

Conditions were dire for slaves on the plantation. Slave quarters bred diseases and only 4 out of 100 lived to be 60.