Give me Liberty or Give me Death !
I searched our AS Forum History section and found a few old posts that cited websites where the speech could be found, but alas, all with broken links. I have attached a PDF transcription of the "reconstructed" speech from 1836 by William Wirt. Also provided below is the link to a web page by Colonial Williamsburg with an inspiring recording made by Richard Schuman, and a video of Shumann in character at Williamsburg.
Video of Richard Shumann at Colonial Williamburg rendering the same speech in character:
https://youtu.be/aROyIWFsB1o
Also see https://www.history.org/Almanack/life/politics/giveme.cfm with the speech, a recording of Schumann that one may download to their computer or device, and a bit of history on Wirt
I was fortunate to see our own Parick Henry perform this speech at Ramseur RBC in 2019, and believe it would be a great addition to the Sunday History for any Appleseed.
Just watched the video....BRAVO!!! (it's only 8 minutes)
Just watched the video....BRAVO!!! (it's only 8 minutes)
If you ever get a chance to hear Morpheus tell it, please do. I have heard it several times and it still gives me chills.
As the Beast says, I cast my vote for Morpheus. You will not be disappointed.
Wreck
Quote from: Ramblin' Wreck on January 30, 2020, 08:50:59 PM
As the Beast says, I cast my vote for Morpheus. You will not be disappointed.
Wreck
I did not know the screen-name of the instructor at Ramseur. I was there with the TN Beast last spring. I wrote Morpheus to confirm. I agree.