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1990_civilwar_burns_foote
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Ken Burns (right) with historian Shelby Foote prior to the broadcast of Burns’ landmark film, The Civil War, in 1990. Co-produced by Florentine Films and WETA, the film became the most-watched series in public television history and launched a partnership between Burns and WETA that continues to this day.