David Fleming is the author of “Who's Your Founding Father?: One Man’s Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence.” He joins WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk more about what has become known as Meck Dec.

May 20 is "Meck Dec Day," marking the date in 1775 when the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was said to have been announced — more than a year before the nation's official declaration on July 4, 1776.

This Tuesday, marks 250 years since citizens of Mecklenburg County say they became the first American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain. Not everyone believes the story, but that's not stopping the county from celebrating.

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Events are planned this week to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence — also known as the “Meck Dec.” According to local legend, the citizens of Mecklenburg County declared independence from Great Britain on May 20, 1775 — more than a year before the rest of the American colonies. However the document is said to have been lost in a fire in 1800 — leading some historians to question the story. A ceremony will be held Tuesday in uptown, from noon to 2 pm, at Trade and Tryon streets.

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