samdamana

I thoroughly enjoyed my watching of The American Revolution. It fleshed out and humanized that important time compared to my simple and romanticized version I was taught as a kid growing up in the U.S. It opened my eyes to the fact that it was more a civil war than one between the British and American. It fleshed out the deeply complex people, capable of both good and evil, behind my nation's founding. It was fascinating to learn of the huge impact, mostly forgotten and whitewashed, that black and native people had in the conflict. Its an important documentary to understand that no war or revolution is simply good vs. evil. And that very flawed men can still fight for something great and create something better than themselves.