May 20, 1775: The Mecklenburg Declaration

When the folks in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, heard about the events at Lexington and Concord a month earlier, they were quite incensed. So much so that they decided they were going to declare independence from Britain.

Maybe. Maybe not. Tune in as Mike explains the controversy.

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