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The Birth of Freedom Comes to PBS for Independence Day
The Birth of Freedom Comes to PBS for Independence Day
May 19, 2025 6:05 AM

Acton’s The Birth of es to six PBS stations this Independence Day weekend, and AEI’s Enterprise blog has a good post about the Christian foundations of American freedom and The Birth of Freedom: “It’s a good place to start if you’re interested in recalling, learning, or helping others to learn about the deep roots of the freedom we celebrate every Fourth of July. Those roots define, in part, what it means to be an American citizen.”

PBS Airings This Weekend

Tampa Bay, WEDU–July 4th, 9:00 p.m.

Carbondale, Illinois, WSIU/WUSI–July 4th, 1:00 p.m.

San Diego, KPBS–July 5th, 12:00 am (also July 7th, 4:00 am and July 11th 3:00 a.m.)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Public Broadcasting–July 4th, 8:00 a.m. on LPB2

Grand Rapids, Michigan, WGVU–July 5th, 12:30 a.m.

Syracuse, New York, WCNY–July 4, 3:00 p.m.

Here’s the PBS station finder if you want to thank your station for airing it or find out if your station plans to air it later.

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