New from Ken Burns: Prohibition - WGBH

From the President
New from
Ken Burns
He’s brought us some of the most memorable films in PBs history: The Civil
War, Jazz, Baseball. He’s also regularly turned his lens on the smaller, yet
important stories that help us expand and redefine our understanding of who
we are as Americans—from The Shakers to Huey Long. this month, filmmaker
extraordinaire Ken Burns and co-producer Lynn Novick have teamed up to
bring us Prohibition a new three-part series that explores the rise, rule and
fall of the 18 th Amendment
(see page 8).
“Prohibition is a story
of single-issue political
campaigns that metastasize
with horrible, unintended
consequences,” Ken says. the
film raises vital questions
that are as relevant today
as they were 100 years ago:
about means and ends,
individual rights and responsibilities and the proper role of government.”
Longtime friends and supporters of WGBH, Ken and Lynn visited our
studios last month to talk about the film and Ken’s partnership with PBs and
the national Constitution Center to foster a national conversation about civility
and democracy. “there have been many other times in our history when
civility failed, and there were consequences—the Civil War being the most
powerful example,” Ken says. “Prohibition is a less pernicious example, but it’s
an important one nevertheless. the failure of people to talk with each other
and the absolutism of the various sides contributed to the problem.”
Carving out a place for civil discourse, pushing past the myths to explore
the important, often untold stories and helping us connect the dots between
our past and present are part of WGBH and public broadcasting’s core mission.
so, too, is providing a showcase for some of the best documentary films in
the world today.
For more thought-provoking conversation with Ken, check out our
exclusive interview with him on page 23, and then tune in Prohibition.
Original research. Fresh perspectives. Powerful stories. All made possible by
your generous annual support.
Jon Abbott
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