New Jersey will finally get its recognition for its critical role in the earliest days of American history as filmmaker Ken Burns and his crew roll out his much-anticipated documentary, “The American Revolution” scheduled for a Nov. 16 broadcast on PBS.

Burns was in Newark last week, where 1,000 schoolchildren packed into the New Jersey Performing Arts Center were treated to an early screening of the documentary and a high-level gab session with Burns and others and moderated by Brian Williams, the television anchor from Middletown.

The event, and others throughout the day, also served as a cross-promotion with the state’s efforts to celebrate next year’s 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

And Burns and crew were also wined and dined at Drumthwacket, the governor’s mansion — ju

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