Filmmaker Ken Burns has been called "America's storyteller," with his landmark documentaries that uncover the unexpected. His latest work takes an in-depth look at the American Revolution. He describes the complexity of studying history to John Dickerson. | CBS Sunday Morning

"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, continues airing this week on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain, and the beginnings of the American experiment in democracy, comes at a moment of deep divisions. Jeffrey Brown has our look for our Art in Action series, which explores the intersection of art and democracy as part of our CANVAS coverage. | PBS NewsHour