An american orator and member of the virginia house of burgesses who gave speeches against the british government and its policies urging the colonies to fight for independence. in connection with a petition to declare a "state of defense" in virginia in 1775, he/she gave his/his/her most famous speech which ends with the words, "give me liberty or give me death."

The case of brown v. board of education was started when a. oliver brown's daughter had to walk 21 blocks to the nearest school when an all-white school was only 7 blocks away. b. oliver brown's son was caught at a sit-in at the local school district. c. oliver brown's son was unable to participate in the school's all-white football team. d. oliver brown's daughter was unable to attend high school because there were none for her to attend.