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Article: Ossie Davis narrates documentary on Thomas Jefferson

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February 4, 1997
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Philadelphia Tribune, The
02-04-1997
Ossie Davis narrates documentary on Thomas Jefferson.

Ossie Davis narrates Ken Burn's new film, "Thomas Jefferson," an elegant portrait of our third president, a man both revered for his authorship of the most sacred of American documents and condemned as a life-long owner of slaves. It will be broadcast as a "General Motors Mark of Excellence Presentation" on PBS Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1997 (9:00-10:30 p.m., ET, each night). Burns is the director, producer and executive producer; Camilla Rockwell is the co-producer.

"In many ways, this film is the "prequel" to our Civil War series," says Burns. All of the contradictions in Thomas ...

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