The other Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776 is arguably the most important date in American history. That's when citizens of the colonies declared total independence from Great Britain for the very first time. But what if it wasn’t the first? This week, we travel down the rabbit hole of North Carolina’s Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and entertain a couple of shocking possibilities: either someone’s lying — or we may need to rethink everything we know about American independence.
This episode originally published on July 4, 2024.
Featuring:
Dave Fleming, author of “Who's Your Founding Father?: One Man’s Epic…
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