America@250: ‘The American Revolution’ Sneak Peek and Panel

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, join PBS Wisconsin and our partners for an evening of community and reflection.

The night will include: a special preview screening of the all-new documentary series  The American Revolution directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt; the premiere of two new episodes of The Look Back produced by PBS Wisconsin Education; and a panel conversation exploring themes and untold perspectives related to the Revolutionary War era.

This event is part of a statewide America@250 initiative led by PBS Wisconsin in partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies.

Event details:

6:00 pm – Lobby opens
6:30 pm – Doors open
7:00pm – Program starts

• Two all-new episodes of The Look Back
• Preview of  The American Revolution
• Panel conversation – Wisconsin and the American Revolution: Hidden Histories and Today

Meet our panelists:

• Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, chair of UW-Madison’s Department of African American Studies and historian of colonial North America and the early American Republic
• Molli Pauliot, doctoral candidate at UW-Madison in the Department of Anthropology and member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Buffalo clan
• Cody Schreck, executive director of the Ephraim Historical Foundation and chair of the Local Historical Organization Committee of Wisconsin’s A250 Commission
• Moderator Murv Seymour, Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist and host of the PBS Wisconsin podcast series In Focus with Murv Seymour