Patrick Henry
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Virginian Patrick Henry, known as the "Voice of the American Revolution", was Governor and a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates on multiple occastions, serving for much of the war period. Known for his famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech at St. John's Epicsopal Church in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1775, during the 2nd Virginia Convention, Henry continued to be an effective "Firebrand" during the months that led up to the first engagements between American colonists and British soldiers. Following the war's end, thirteen separate Nation-States attempted to work together under the Articles of Confederation constitution. Disagreements, however, and an inability to address problems that affected all states (such as funding an Army and a Navy to protect the new states) led to an effort to form a new Constitution with increased powers of a national government. After vigorously opposing ratification, Henry eventually yielded to the will of the majority and supported President George Washington's Administration. Who was Patrick Henry? What were his contributions as a Founding Father? Did he really say, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"? Learn the answers to these and other questions on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Randolph Flood
Randy Flood is a historian and Co-Founder of The Real American Revolution, a nonprofit organization established to educate citizens about the American Revolution. Randy began his professional career by serving on the staff of the United States Senate and has taught courses about politics and the legislative processes at numerous colleges in the Washington DC area. Currently, he resides in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is working on the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association to educate teachers, students and communities about the national historic trail where Lord Cornwallis and his British Army at Yorktown were entrapped..