The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

1984 · 1h 0m · NR
Documentary
7.2 /10 (10 votes)

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.

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