These actions culminated in the Chamber of Commerce's approving a resolution on May 23rd calling upon businesses in the community to open their doors voluntarily to African Americans. This prediction was borne out in the weeks and months that followed. Legal racial segregation ended voluntarily in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in 1963. All residents of Mecklenburg County, if informed, would acknowledge the significance of the legacy of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence as an icon of patriotism and resistance to oppression. History is not the past.
History is our consideration of the past.
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is part of our history whether the dramatic events surrounding its signing happened or didn't happen. Click on the Trolley and it will take you to the home page. Visitors since February 1, 1999. Thanks for dropping by.