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Independence Day Debates and Mecklenburg Declared Early
The piece notes Richard Henry Lee's 1776 call for independence, the July 2 congress action, and Jefferson's later committee role. It cites Mecklenburg's 1775 May 20 declaration as an earlier assertion of severance from Britain, with striking phrase similarities to the Philadelphia declaration.
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Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Continental Congress
Lee
Congress
England
Jefferson
Mecklenburg
North Carolina