In celebration of Independence Day, Carolina Journal offers the text of the Declaration of Independence as a reminder of what this day signifies.
The American civil rights movement often called the second American Revolution, confronted ingrained prejudices and the idea that some are essentially destined to be serfs.
It’s recently become clear that the common ground people of a variety of worldviews once stood on is crumbling beneath our feet. And without this mutual starting place, known as Natural Law, it’s not clear how we can have meaningful dialogue or come to agreements on how to live together. Evidence for this can be...
John Hancock is known for his sizeable signature etched on the Declaration of Independence. Nearly 250 years removed from his signing, almost everybody has been asked to offer their “John Hancock” on a document at some point in their life. It might be a myth that Hancock said, “There, King George will be able to...
Unrest. Distrust. Despair. These words characterize just a few of the many struggles the past 12 months have delivered. Thomas Paine’s words could’ve easily been written today and rung just as true: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Last week, on April 12, we honored the 245th anniversary of the signing of the Halifax Resolves....
From the Declaration of Arbroath to the American Revolution, the Scottish heritage of freedom has had an ongoing impact on North Carolina.
To observe that the Americans whose representatives gathered in Philadelphia in 1776 were inconsistent in their commitments to freedom and self-government is not to deny the significance of what transpired that summer.
But the revolutionary intentions of the 28 Mecklenburg Patriots associated with the Meck Dec seem pretty clear.
On July 4, Americans need no longer celebrate the Declaration of Independence. Recent legislative and judicial decisions have fashioned a new document to revere.
