Civic Life
Faith & Freedom in America
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: Faith & Freedom in America encourages users to consider how diverse beliefs shaped early American ideals and how interfaith dialogue can strengthen civic understanding and unity today.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16 and air for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21st at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS. The full series will be available to stream beginning Sunday, November 16 at PBS.org and on the PBS App.
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.
Faith & Freedom in America
Interfaith America partnered with WETA-TV to create Faith & Freedom in America for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Engagement Resource Center—a dynamic online hub designed to support public media stations, community organizations, educators, and individuals around the upcoming PBS documentary, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Faith & Freedom in America resources include:
- Film Excerpt Screener
- Discussion Questions
- Religious Literacy Quiz
- Interfaith Glossary
- Pluralistic Potluck Guide
- Hosting Faith-Friendly Events
- Shared Values Facilitation Guide
