First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence Clothing Join us for this special

Join us for this special event on August 4

the men who stood up to the British Regulars were men and boys

was the first known African-American poet and Abijah Prince

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First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence Clothing Join us for this specialRichard Henry Lee was first to call for independence, first to call for union, and first to call for a bill of rights to protect Americans against government tyranny. A towering figure in America's Revolutionary War, Lee was as much the "father of our country" as George Washington, for it was Lee who secured the political and diplomatic victories that ensured Washington's military victories. Lee was critical in holding Congress together at a time when