The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
Premiere 7 Aug 1985 | 57 min | Documentary
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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.