| The Civil War (1990),
				Director: Ken Burns, 
				rated TV-14 
						It divided a 
						country. It created a nation. 
				
		  Starring: 
(the voice talents of) David McCullough, Sam Waterson, Julie Harris, Jason 
Robards, Morgan Freeman, Paul Roebling, Garrison Keillor, George Black, Arthur 
Miller, Christopher Murney, Horton Foote 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect "As a nation, we 
				began by declaring that "All men are created equal." We now 
				practically read it, "All men are created equal, except 
				Negroes." Soon, it will read "All men are created equal, except 
				Negroes, and Foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this, I 
				should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no 
				pretense of loving liberty. To Russia, for instance, where 
				despotism can be taken pure and without the base alloy of 
				hypocrisy." - Abraham Lincoln Why watch this?
				This visual history lesson on our Nation's great civil war 
				is an education on who we still are. 
				Plot Summary: This 
						comprehensive nine-part documentary series covers the 
						entire American Civil War from its origins to 
						conclusion. It explores the causes and consequences of 
						the war, the battles, life on the homefront, and the 
						experiences of soldiers and civilians through historical 
						images, letters, diaries, and expert commentary. Dad's Preview: 
				Experiencing the U. S. Civil War through text books and other 
				written mediums can be exhausting, especially for a guy like me. 
				That said, I love history, particularly our history, and 
				this 10-hour, highly-acclaimed mini-series. Ken Burns and his 
				team of filmmakers/historians masterfully intertwined over 
				16,000 photographs/paintings, excerpts from letters and journals 
				of the time, period music/sound effects, and some of the best 
				voices in American film. All this culminates in a detailed 
				retelling of the most important four years in America. Listen, 
				if we don't study our history, we (mankind) are doomed to repeat 
				it. Repeating this, would be devastating. In many ways, 
				Americans are still fighting the Civil War. This documentary may 
				help folk understand our painful country's past, and hopefully, 
				enable some of us to release our historical indoctrination 
				regarding the hidden tenant that all men are not created 
				equal. 
						 Kenneth 
						Lauren Burns Productions; WETA-TV; PBS
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