Richmond is the capital of the American state of Virginia, one of the oldest cities in the country. In 1775, at the city’s St. John’s Church, one of the founding fathers of the United States, Patrick Henry, delivered his famous speech “Give me freedom or give me death,” which historians associate with the beginning of the American Revolution. The Confederate White House, where Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, lived during the Civil War, is now a museum. It is located in the Court End area, known for its federal-style mansions.