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SUMMARY:Book Club: The First American Declaration of Independence with PHC Director Anne Chesky
DESCRIPTION:PHC Director Anne Chesky will lead a discussion of the book The First American Declaration of Independence? by Scott Syfert. There will be a special appearance by the author via Zoom.\nThe official opening of the PHC’s MecDec exhibit will be Wednesday, May 20.\nCan’t make it in person? Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95205577104?pwd=THJKfvk5EXlH1df2K03EkO8m5CeF0B.1\n—————\nScott Syfert’s book, The First American Declaration of Independence?, explores the historical mystery of whether Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declared independence from Great Britain on May 20, 1775, over a year before the official Declaration of Independence. The book examines the evidence for and against the existence of the “Mecklenburg Declaration,” a document that local legend claims was created after news of Lexington and Concord arrived, and which was delivered to the Continental Congress by James Jack. Syfert presents a balanced account of the controversy, detailing the arguments and evidence for both sides, and leaves the reader to weigh the facts in this “great historical detective story”. \n
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