@onlyinthecarolina: North Carolina's flag carries May 20, 1775 over a year before the Fourth of July. The claim: Charlotte declared independence first. The problem: the original burned in 1800, the text was rebuilt from memory, and Jefferson called it spurious. The documented Mecklenburg Resolves are real so how far does memory get to stretch? Real or myth: make your case. #MecDec #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #AmericanHistory #OnlyInTheCarolinas