Event Details
- Date(s): Wed, Oct 29
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39201
Other Information
12:00 – 1:00 pm
At noon Wednesday, October 29, the History Is Lunch series will feature a special preview of The American Revolution: A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. This forty-five-minute preview of the six-part, twelve-hour documentary presents the story of the men and women of the revolutionary generation, their fight for independence, and the birth of the United States. Following the screening, Nancy Carpenter, development director for Mississippi’s America250 programming, will discuss the state’s plans to celebrate America250. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Read full funding credit here.
