Give Me Liberty

Virginia & The Forging of a Nation

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Virginia was the oldest, largest, wealthiest, and most populous of Britian’s American colonies. Virginians—through their ideas, influence, and efforts—helped forge a new American nation.

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Give Me Liberty highlights Virginia’s leading role in the American Revolution. It explores the continental and global forces as well as the actions of both iconic and ordinary people that brought about a model of democratic government that changed the world. 

The United States of America is the oldest continuous democracy in the world today. We’ve inherited the founding ideals of the Revolution, and the lessons of 250 years . . . the future of American liberty is up to us.

Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation is the signature exhibition of Virginia's 250th Commission. This exhibition is curated in partnership with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (JYF) and presented by VA250, Virginia’s semiquincentennial planning commission. 

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Painting that depicts Patrick Henry's speech against the Stamp Act of 1765
Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1851
Peter F. Rothermel (1812-1895)

Oil painting Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1851 by Peter F. Rothermel (1812-1895). The painting depicts Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech against the Stamp Act of 1765. (Collection of the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation) 

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Mr. & Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Jr.
Melanie Trent De Schutter
Conrad Mercer Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Harry F. Byrd, III
The Cabell Foundation
The June H. Guthrie Foundation
Mars Foundation, Inc.
Anne Mullen Orrell Charitable Trust
Mary Morton Parsons Foundation
Helen Marie Taylor Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. J. Tracy Walker IV
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Susan S. Bogese
Jamie & Emily Bosket
Lettie Pate Evans Exhibition Fund
Robert & Lynne Glasser
Michelle Gluck, John McGurl, & the Hacker Family
Lisa & Bill Moore
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