For many colonists, the American Revolution provided the opportunity to continue displacing Native Americans. This book provides an account of the role of Native Americans in the Revolution's outbreak ...
The American Revolution was a defining moment in the history of Pennsylvania. Neighbor turned against neighbor amidst a desperate civil war in colonial America. Indigenous societies were uprooted from ...
Ned Blackhawk is a professor of history at Yale University and the author of “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.” As we approach the 250th anniversary of the ...
The short documentary has been submitted to more than a dozen film festivals, and locals will soon be able to watch it online.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will host a nationwide quilt-along project to reflect on the 250th ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Back in 1990, Ken Burns made his reputation with “The Civil War,” a sprawling, multipart documentary that caused a ...
In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...
Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and commanders back on muddy 18th-century ground. And in an exclusive interview, ...