Four university professors discuss a variety of curricular programs for civic education. They discuss the importance of introducing primary sources, ground their teaching in great works of literature and why they introduce their own lived experiences in to the classroom. They emphasize the importance of developing cultural competency to make historic sources relevant, the importance of students making time for thinking and reflection, and the expectations they maintain for their classes that each person can grapple with challenging works from the past, and in fact it is imperative that they do so.

Political scientist Josiah Ober moderates the discussion.

Marking the 250th anniversary of the United States’s founding is as big, varied, and complex as America itself — that’s why GBH’s Debra Adams Simmons, Editor-in-Chief of Special Editorial Projects, is managing the multiple threads of GBH’s America 250 initiative. A year-long effort to capture the stories that comprise this nation’s history in all its breadth, depth, and complexity, America 250 has enlisted the efforts of all of GBH’s national series and local services. We sat down with Debra to talk about the goals of America 250, what audiences can expect from the initiative, and the importance of exploring the untold narratives in American history.

Jennifer Moore, GBH News’ Statewide and Features Editor, is on the move. At the helm of the Connecting the Commonwealth initiative, a statewide news-sharing journalistic partnership between GBH News, CAI (Cape and Islands Radio) and NEPM (New England Public Media), Moore’s beat extends from Provincetown to Pittsfield, and everywhere in between. Now in its second year, the collaborative is sharing stories multiple times a day and producing in-depth feature series on matters of statewide significance. We sat down with Moore to learn about the trailblazing journalism that Connecting the Commonwealth has produced so far, and where it’s headed next.

Take a deep dive into the American Revolution. Learn more about the new documentary from Ken Burns, GBH's America 250 collection, and other storiest that will further your knowledge about our nation's founding.

Two of Revere’s biographers make history fun in this animated conversation with the Executive Director of the Paul Revere House. They discuss all things Paul Revere — the man and the myth. While he is most famous today for the Midnight Ride, this talk will cover his life before and after the American Revolution.

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On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren summoned Paul Revere and gave him the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts, with the news that British soldiers stationed in Boston were about to march into the countryside northwest of the town. The story of Revere's “Midnight Ride” has been told and retold over the past two and a half centuries, both as a historical event and as a national legend.This 3-part Lowell Lecture Series, presented by the Paul Revere Memorial Association, offers perspectives on the events of April 18, the various participants, and the lasting impact of the ride on our perspective today.Presented in partnership with GBH, the Suffolk University History Department, Old North Illuminated, Lexington History Museums, Evanston History Center at the Charles Gates Dawes House (Evanston, IL), and Made by Us, with funding from the Lowell Institute.All lectures are free and open to the public.

This gun was carried by John Munroe as he joined other colonial militiamen in facing down British troops on Lexington Green.

GBH kicked off America 250, a year of events and programming marking the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, with a weekend of community events featuring Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, co-directors of their forthcoming film The American Revolution.

Reenactments and parades attracted history buffs, locals and some protesters to the Massachusetts towns.