Record #:

34391

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

This year, the annual celebration of the anniversary of the Halifax Resolves will be a three-day event. The April 12, 1776 resolution, ratified by North Carolina’s Fourth Provincial Congress was a major step toward independence from British rule. The resolves were the first official call for independence by the elected leaders of an entire colony.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Apr/May 2018, p7, por

Subject(s):

Halifax--History; Halifax--Description and travel