WTCI PBS presents “The American Revolution” Preview

History lovers, join us on Saturday, October 18th, for a special preview screening of the forthcoming Ken Burns documentary “The American Revolution,” presented by WTCI PBS.

WTCI PBS and Chattanooga Public Library invite you to attend a preview screening of “The American Revolution” on Saturday, October 18th at 4 p.m. at the downtown branch of the Chattanooga Public Library.

The much-anticipated series, which has been in production for eight years, was directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward. The filmmakers and PBS scheduled the broadcast for 2025, the 250th anniversary of the start of the war, which began in the spring of 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence.

This screening will be presented live in-person in the 1st Floor Auditorium at the Downtown Library, followed with a Q&A session led by City and County Historian Linda Moss Mines!

The event is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP!

About the Series:
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.

An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.

The Revolution began a movement for people around the world to imagine new and better futures for themselves, their nations, and for humanity. It declared American independence with promises that we continue to strive for. The American Revolution opened the door to advance civil liberties and human rights, and it asked questions that we are still trying to answer today.

About Linda Moss Mines
Linda Moss Mines is the Chattanooga and Hamilton County Historian; Vice-Chairman of the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center; Chairman of the Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors Commission, Southeast Tennessee America 250 Committee and Chattanooga- Hamilton County America 250 Commission; Represents SE TN on the Tennessee Cemetery Commission; Honorary Regent, Chief John Ross Chapter, TSDAR and former TSDAR Historian; Authors a history weekly column for the Chattanooga Times-Free Press and a national on-line history newsletter; Serves on the boards of the Sgt. York Patriotic Foundation, Erlanger Health System Foundation, Volunteers in Medicine, Chattanooga Mid-Town Board and Chattanooga Women of Distinction. She shares the stories of our republic and its history by speaking 200+ times to educational, civic and public groups each year.

Watch the broadcast premiere of “The American Revolution,” a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. on WTCI PBS.

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.