Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

No. 516

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Brenda Elthon
Jan 17, 2024
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‘the delusive phantom of hope’

When Patrick Henry rose to address fellow delegates at the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775, the long-simmering acrimony between Britain and the colonies had reached a fever pitch.

The British Parliament had closed Boston’s harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party and, in Massachusetts, the first minutemen militias…

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