Mecklenburg, North Carolina, is celebrating its own Declaration of Independence claiming it was signed a year before all the American colonies split from British rule.

NICK DE LA CANAL, BYLINE: If you've never heard of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence ... on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be ...

The Charlotte Museum of History Meck Dec 250 exhibit open to the public May 20 and runs through March. Admission to the museum at 3500 Shamrock Drive also includes a guided tour of the historic 1774 ...

Every May 20, beneath the proverbial shadows of Charlotte’s modern glass and steel skyline, supporters gather to commemorate ...