Patrick Henry To Give Famous Speech At October Meeting
Our speaker for the October
meeting will be none other than Patrick
Henry, impersonated in period dress by Dragoon
Allen Herrod, who is also a member of the Prattville chapter of the Sons of the
American Revolution, at whose September meeting Allen debuted this
presentation. Allen is an accomplished
actor, having starred and played other parts in local theatrical productions
for years. You will be impressed and
inspired by Allen’s speaking about the life of young Patrick, as well as his
rendering of the famous speech given by Patrick Henry before the Virginia House
of Burgesses on 23 March 1775. The
speech ends emotionally with words dear to the heart of any Confederate: “Give me liberty or give me death!” It is also significant that, even though
Patrick Henry was addressing the Virginia House of Burgesses, a government
body, the speech was given in a church, St
John's, in Richmond,
Virginia. If you want a preview, you can read and hear
(or download) the Patrick Henry speech at http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/.
Also at the October meeting,
we will recognize and award certificates to the "Star-Spangled Banner" 4-H Equestrian Team of young
ladies and their coach from Autaugaville.
The young ladies carried the Confederate Battle Flag in a contest that
they won recently, causing their picture to appear in the Prattville Progress and thus catching the eye and winning the praise of
several Dragoons.
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