Ken Burns: Our monuments are representations of myth, not fact | Opinion

Our most venerated monuments represent a mythology. While we may hope the statue represents our highest aspirations of what America can and should be. It also can be a reminder of where and how far we fall short. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/opinion–in-atlanta-this-is-why-we-protes…eo.html. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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In This Story: Ken Burns

Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films.

His style of panning and zooming on still images is known after him in videography and other graphic sectors.

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