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A Glimpse of ‘The American Revolution’ in Green Bay

WHEN:

Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 6:30 pm

WHERE:

Central Library - Downtown Green Bay Auditorium

Poster for The American Revolution, a PBS film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. Blue silhouettes of Revolutionary War soldiers appear over parchment with “We the People.” Text reads: “A story 250 years in the making. Premieres Sun Nov 16 8/7c on PBS.”

The American Revolution, a 12-hour series on America’s founding struggle directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, presents the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through. This program will preview The American Revolution series, which premieres Sunday, November 16 on PBS Wisconsin.

Doug Kiel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of American History at Northwestern University and citizen of the Oneida Nation, will offer comments post-program on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy in the governmental structure of the United States.

Thank you to the Brown County Library for bringing this event to life in partnership with PBS Wisconsin!

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Central

Location:
Brown County Public Library
Central Library – Downtown Green Bay
515 Pine Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
(920) 448-4400
*event is free and open to the public