Patrick Henry’s Speech

250th Anniversary

March 23, 2025

Give Me Liberty

I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

On March 23, 1775, at the Second Virginia Convention that took place in St. John’s Church in Richmond, Patrick Henry gave a rousing speech to the Virginia delegation that is credited with convincing the convention to pass a resolution delivering Virginia troops for the Revolutionary War. Click here for a full transcript of the speech.

250 years later, St. John’s Church is putting together a series of reenactments in the very same spot where this pivotal moment in American history. Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.


Location

Historic St. John’s Church
2401 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23223

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