Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) on their “2011 LCV Cities Tour” were in Charlotte, N.C., on August 29-September 2, 2011, to feature the history and literary life of the city that would host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Working with the Time Warner local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Tony Zeiss talked about the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence. Signed on May 20, 1775, it is believed to be the first declaration of i… read more
Tony Zeiss talked about the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence. Signed on May 20, 1775, it is believed to be the first declaration of independence by colonists during the American Revolution. He spoke at the statue depicting Captain James Jack riding to Philadelphia to deliver the declaration to the Continental Congress. The statue by Chas Fagan was unveiled by the May 20th Society on May 20, 2010.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) on their “2011 LCV Cities Tour” were in Charlotte, N.C., on August 29-September 2, 2011, to feature the history and literary life of the city that would host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Working with the Time Warner local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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