Protest Planned This Sunday at Site of Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” Speech

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, POLITICS, RICHMOND NEWS

A protest has been organized for Sunday, March 23rd, at Patrick Henry Park in Richmond, coinciding with the annual reenactment of Patrick Henry’s famous “Liberty or Death” speech at St. John’s Church. The demonstration, themed “250 Years of No Kings in America,” draws...

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