Ken Burns' America

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Directed by Ken Burns
S1 • E2    Aug 6, 1985    60m
They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them “Shakers.” Though they were celibate, they constitute the most enduring religious experiment in American history. They believed in pacifism as well as natural health and hygiene; for more than 200 years, they insisted that their followers strive for simplicity and perfection in everything they did. The Shakers put their “hands to work and their hearts to God,” creating an exquisite legacy of fine furniture, glorious architecture and beautiful music that will remain and inspire long after the last Shaker is gone. The Shakers is a portrait of this particularly American movement.

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Cast of The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

  • David McCulloughActor
  • Ken BurnsDirector

 

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