AMERICAN REVOLUTION Film Screening & Discussion

Name: AMERICAN REVOLUTION Film Screening & Discussion
Start: 2026-02-05T16:00:00-05:00
Location: The Music Hall Lounge

Schedule

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Music Hall Lounge | Portsmouth, NH

Black Heritage Trail of NH, The Music Hall Lounge, and New Hampshire PBS present a special screening of excerpts from THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt.
Following the screening is a moderated conversation between author and historian Glenn Knoblock and Black Heritage Trail executive director JerriAnne Boggis, examining the role of African Americans in the American Revolution.
The overture to the series explores the places, communities, and ideals that inspired the union of the American colonies, and were subsequently impacted by the conflict. Historians reflect on the Revolutionary War as a moment of origin and unity behind a “common cause.”
Further excerpts bring to life the stories of the American Revolution, exploring the ideas and conflicts that ignited independence and the struggles and sacrifices of soldiers, women, and Native and African American allies. It reveals how this pivotal period shaped not just the original Thirteen Colonies, but the future of the entire continent.
FUNDING CREDIT
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.