Access to this video is a benefit for WQED members.

Become a member

All Episodes

The Shakers

The Shakers is a portrait of this particularly American movement.

About The Shakers

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.

Other shows you may enjoy

American Experience
History Detectives
Story of China
Queen Elizabeth's Secret Agents
American Masters
In Their Own Words