Overview
Join us on National Civics Day for a festive exploration of the lessons of the American Revolution at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Enjoy refreshments as you visit a series of interactive stations, each hosted by a civic partner organization. These stations combine activities, conversations, and experiences that will engage, delight, and challenge, all while while celebrating our American system of self-government and the principles that inspired the founders in 1776.
The evening also includes a special video premiere preview of The American Revolution, a new documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.
This six-part, 12-hour documentary will premiere on Sunday, November 16, 2025 on WFYI, and air for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21 at 8-10 p.m.
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