Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: Real or Fake?

250 years ago the representatives of the citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declared independence from England, over a year before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Or did they? In this video get the history of the Declaration, and hear both sides of the debate over whether it is genuine.

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