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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of “The Unfinished Revolution,” a project exploring 250 years of the American experiment. Patrick Henry is generally treated as a second-string Founding Father. He ...

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 ...

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, seated center, listens as historical interpreter, Michael Wells, center, re-enacts the speech of Patrick Henry in Richmond, Va., Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. (AP ...

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 ...