Filmmaker Ken Burns joined Morning Edition host Austin Cross to discuss his new six-part documentary "The American Revolution," which premieres in November after eight years in production. Burns told Cross that Americans have sanitized the violent reality of the country's founding, and he hopes showing the complex truth will help unite the country during a time of deep political division.

<p>Filmmaker Ken Burns joined Morning Edition host Austin Cross to discuss his new six-part documentary "The American Revolution," which premieres in November after eight years in production. Burns told Cross that Americans have sanitized the violent reality of the country's founding, and he hopes showing the complex truth will help unite the country during a time of deep political division.</p>