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The Shakers

Ken Burns

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They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving way to understand the Shakers.

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Season 1 Episode 1

The Shakers

The Shakers is a portrait of this particularly American movement.

Were the Shakers Successful?

Were the Shakers Successful?

Were the Shakers Successful?

Ed Nickles talks about the Shakers.

Sister Mildred Barker

Sister Mildred Barker

Sister Mildred Barker

Ritual movements that evolved after Ann Lee's death.