

Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.
The series spans 1 season with 4 episodes in total (avg. 4 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 55 minutes.
Originally aired on PBS.
Executive produced by Dyllan McGee, Henry Louis Gates, Jr..

2024
Martijn Blekendaal and Finbarr Wilbrink travel along the Underground Railroad, the underground network that helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom. They ask themselves: How does the past of slavery impact contemporary life in America?

2021
See the real modern-day Amazonia through an exploration of the Amazon Basin, meeting a different group of people who live there in each episode.

2025
How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.

2020
The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.

1990
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
1999
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2019

2023
In keeping with the original project, this series seeks to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.

2026
confronts the lies used to rewrite America’s past. It challenges decades of propaganda, questions untouchable stories, and reexamines the history generations were taught to reject.
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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Ended
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English
United States of America
4/9/2019
4/16/2019

