The North Carolina General Assembly’s Semiquincentennial Committee held its fourth meeting on March 13 to discuss ongoing efforts to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
As the United States marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution in Philadelphia, a rare copy of it is getting ready to be auctioned off in Asheville.
To the extent we associate the word “Congress” with the birth of American liberty, North Carolina can rightly claim to be, once again, “First in Freedom.”
Today marks the 248th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves, a catalyst of the Declaration of Independence.
For political journalists, a standard tool of the trade is the New Year prediction column. Especially when the date is an even number, signifying the start of a presidential or midterm election cycle, pundits typically offer up a series of forecasts about who will win, who will lose, and whom the losers will blame. (Who’ll...
North Carolina has had three state constitutions. The first one was adopted on Dec. 18, 1776. This column explores some historical context and a few particulars of that constitution. The three state constitutions were adopted in the following years: 1776, 1868, and 1971. (Many revisions were made in 1835 to the first state constitution, yet...
In celebration of Independence Day, Carolina Journal offers the text of the Declaration of Independence as a reminder of what this day signifies.
North Carolina's Maurice Moore offered clear arguments against taxation without representation and "virtual" representation.
July 4th is a celebration of William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn. Well, it's not just a celebration of these three men's accomplishment.
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