The American Revolution & The 14th Colony

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PBS fans are invited to enjoy a reception at 5:30 on March 5 in the auditorium at Dahlgren Hall at Coastal Alabama Community College in Fairhope, 450 Fairhope Ave, Fairhope, AL 36532. The program will begin at 6:30pm with a segment of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION series, followed by Mike Bunn’s talk and a panel discussion featuring local historian Dr. Philip J. Carr, archaeologist Sarah Price, and Andrea McGhee of the Poarch Creek, examining the role of the Fourteenth Colony (which included West Florida, Alabama and Mississippi) and of Native American tribes in the area, in the outcome of the Revolution.

Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; the Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; the Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.