A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution
The Walter W. Craigie Speaker Series PRESENTS Andrew Lawler SPEAKING ON A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution Andrew Lawler is a journalist and author who has written four books: • A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution • The prize-winning Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City • The national bestseller The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke • The acclaimed Why Did The Chicken Cross The World: The Epic Saga Of The Bird That Powers Civilization. Andrew’s byline has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and many other publications. He is a contributing writer for Science and contributing editor for Archaeology, as well as a National Geographic Explorer and a Pulitzer Center grantee. His work has won a number of journalism awards, and appeared several times in The Best of Science and Nature Writing.
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May 8, 2026 from 05:30 PM to May 8, 2026 @ 08:00 PM
Organizer
Our mission is to spark a global appreciation for understanding the role that Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” speech had in setting America on its path to liberty for all, and to ignite the public’s commitment for preserving the historic site where it happened.
Venue
Opened in 1741, St. John’s Church was the location of the Second Virginia Convention, where Patrick Henry gave his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech on March 23, 1775. Located at 2401 East Broad Street, Richmond VA 23223.