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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.
Episodes
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Episode 1, Season 1
The ShakersThe Shakers is a portrait of this particularly American movement.59:48