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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: Thursday, November 13, 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
About THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION film
Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst.
Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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