29yr old Patrick Henry concluded his speech at parliament protesting the imposition of Stamp Tax by the British Crown on the American colony.

Omniously Henry began his address on May 30, Henry gave his maiden speech in the assembly and defended his resolutions.

He expanded the scope of his criticism to include not only Parliament, but the king as well.

Speaking of George III, he stated that, “Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell and George the Third — ." At that point he was interrupted by cries of “Treason!" from delegates who easily recognized the reference to assassinated leaders. Henry paused briefly, then calmly finished his sentence: “...may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it."

From, that closing statement, the British Crown's attention in far away in England was drawn to the threat of a secessionist movement orchestrated by members of the Colonial parliament.

The British empire was then the most powerful entity in the world with it's king the most powerful man.

On this same date of May 30 1765 , a young man stood up and declared that the threat of Treason is far lesser than the quest for freedom.

From that date, the struggle for independence began with notable colonialists like George Washington heeding the calls of a young parliamentarian.

If Henry had feared for his neck, there won't have been a United States today with all her powers and glory.

The quest for self determination and personal liberties is second only to the human instinct to survive.

People like Henry knew it was better to fight and die free than to live under slavery.

In our own small humble corner of the world, the fight for freedom has begun.

May 30th marked the begining of a larger struggle towards emancipation from a neo-colonialist slave plantation which happens to double as a multicultural test tube experiment.

This is the very motivation and zeal that drives individuals like Nnamdi Kanu who are ready to sacrifice their lives and personal freedom towards a better future for the next generations to come.