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September 30, 2025 32 mins

In May 1774, Virginia stepped onto the stage of defiance and never looked back. When the House of Burgesses called for fasting and prayer in solidarity with Boston, Governor Lord Dunmore tried to silence them by dissolving the assembly. The Burgesses refused to be silenced. They gathered in the Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern, turning a tavern meeting into a spark of revolution. Dave and Bill explore how this act of defiance carried into the Virginia Association, a bold economic boycott that risked fortunes but strengthened unity. Benjamin Harrison, though not as fiery as Patrick Henry or Thomas Jefferson, emerged as a steady leader who understood sacrifice was necessary for liberty. These struggles fed directly into the Declaration of Independence, where Jefferson captured the same grievances Virginians had lived through. The episode reminds us that resistance often begins not in grand halls, but in ordinary rooms filled with extraordinary resolve.


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