DiscoverFriends & Fellow Citizens#178: Caesar Rodney (DE) - Voting for Independence after a Rainy, Lesser-known Midnight Run
#178: Caesar Rodney (DE) - Voting for Independence after a Rainy, Lesser-known Midnight Run

#178: Caesar Rodney (DE) - Voting for Independence after a Rainy, Lesser-known Midnight Run

Update: 2025-08-11
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Everyone has heard of Paul Revere and his famous Midnight Run, but there was another signer who rode through the night for a now-famous document. Learn how Caesar Rodney, a significant Founder of Delaware, felt about the American Revolution and broke the tie in the Delaware delegation.

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#178: Caesar Rodney (DE) - Voting for Independence after a Rainy, Lesser-known Midnight Run

#178: Caesar Rodney (DE) - Voting for Independence after a Rainy, Lesser-known Midnight Run

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