Cassandra Good - Author, First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America A 19th-century lithograph of Patrick Henry's "give me liberty or give me death" speech Library of Congress ...
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” has been expressed by protesters from the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising in China to those who opposed COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S. in 2020. Malcolm ...
Here’s what we know: On March 23, 1775 — probably in the afternoon — a self-taught lawyer named Patrick Henry arose in a little white church in Richmond and unleashed a scorching, wig-blasting, Flying ...
What Patrick Henry did above all was talk—and get talked about. He astonished his listeners as the most compelling public ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Sunday, March 23 marked the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech at St. John’s Church. Hundreds of Virginians gathered at the site ...
250 years ago this month, one of the most influential speeches in American history was delivered right here in Virginia. It was Patrick Henry’s spirited “Give Me Liberty or Give me Death” oration. Let ...
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” has survived the centuries like a line in a Shakespeare play. It’s been expressed by protesters from the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising in China to those ...
No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Patrick Henry spoke his famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death!" at the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775. On the 250th anniversary, ...
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” has been expressed by protesters from the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising in China to those who opposed COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S. in 2020. Malcolm ...