Herndon Elementary fourth and sixth grade students met with historical reenactors of Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. Jefferson and Henry walked among the students, taking their questions and interacting with them. Subject matter included the manners and customs of their time, the importance of education, the difference between being subjects and citizens, why Americans shake hands in lieu of bowing and curtsying, where the handshake originated, and the diversity of people in the colonies. The two historical figures also talked about how, when they disagreed in their politics, they could act with civility and get along.
