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The Shakers

Sister Mildred Barker

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1m 21s

Sister Mildred Barker discusses ritual movements that evolved after Ann Lee's death.

Funding provided by: General Motors Corporation, CPB; PBS Independent Documentary Fund; the National Endowment for the Arts and Ford Foundation; New York Council for the Humanities; New Hampshire Council for the Humanities; Kentucky Humanities Council; and Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy.
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Episode: S1 E1 | 59:48
Watch • 59:48
The Shakers
The Shakers
The Shakers is a portrait of this particularly American movement.
Episode: S1 E1 | 59:48