Mystery Still Surrounds Meck Dec

No known copy exists, but that doesn’t stop folks from celebrating it. For more than 200 years, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence has caused a stir. Its signing date is recorded on the N.C. state flag. Read more.

Melinda Johnston
Charlotte Observer
May 6, 2007

The May 20th Society Mission

The May 20th Society promotes Charlotte’s rich history as the first American body to declare independence from Great Britain – more than a year before Thomas Jefferson’s national Declaration. Though the original MecDec was destroyed in a fire some 200 years ago, the spirit of MecDec lives on – a spirit of freedom, leadership and courage.

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