Taking a Stand: The Perils of Revolution

Name: Taking a Stand: The Perils of Revolution
Start: 2026-05-22
End: 2026-05-22
Location: Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center Theater

Presented By: UAF Department of History
Dates: May 22, 2026
Location: Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center Theater
Address: 101 Dunkel St, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Price: FREE
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The American Revolution required people to take a stand and make difficult choices. Acclaimed historian Dr. Joanne Freeman explores the political, personal, and cultural tensions of revolution and the parallels that continue to resonate today.

Dr. Freeman is an award-winning historian, Yale professor, and author of Affairs of Honor, The Essential Hamilton, and The Field of Blood. Her scholarship helped inspire Lin-Manuel Miranda during the writing of Hamilton.

Hosted by the Alaska Historical Society, the UAF History Department, and National Park Service America 250.

About the Speaker

Dr. Joanne Freeman is a nationally recognized historian of early America, popular public scholar, podcast guest, and media commentator whose work brings the Revolutionary era vividly into the present day.

This event is part of the America 250 Lecture Series.

Celebrate America 250 in Fairbanks through conversations about history, stewardship, community, and the stories that shape how we understand place.