250th Anniversary of Patrick Henry’s Speech

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.

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.