The 1876 Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia 1 /10 “Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States” National Woman Suffrage Association Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 4, 1876 Ink on Paper Check out this big list of 4th of July fireworks in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and throughout the Triangle. The list also includes festival, parades and more. 5. Frederick Douglass, “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” July 5, 1852 This speech is now probably the most famous Fourth of July Address and is given by the most famous abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. Douglass begins the speech by praising the Declaration of Independence, signed 76 years prior, and the political liberty it brought. Watch Moores Creek National Battlefield for a virtual tour through weaponry in American history, from the 17th to 20th centuries! Politicians made patriotic speeches. John B. Mallard spoke on the history of Liberty County. At noon the Chatham Artillery, in 12 minutes, fired 100 rounds as a salute to the nation’s birthday. There was then plenty of food for every-one, on long tables on courthouse square, donated by private citizens. The State of North Carolina deeded the thirty-acre battleground to the United States on July 8, and the War Department officially accepted responsibility for operating Moores Creek National Military Park (NMP) on August 23. Moore's Creek National Battlefield, Currie Die Schlacht von Moores Creek Bridge am 27.In the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge in North Carolina on February 27, 1776, during the Revolutionary War (1775-83), American forces defeated the British. An illustration of Richard Henry Lee (grandson) reading the engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1876 moments before Susan B. Anthony and others stormed the stage with their Women's Declaration. Library of Congress. The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, coupled with the Battle of Sullivans Island near Charleston, SC a few months later, influenced the 13 colonies to declare independence on July 4, 1776. The Sophienburg Museum has continued the patriotic parade tradition ever since. Come celebrate America’s Birthday in downtown New Braunfels as the Sophienburg Museum and Archives presents an old-fashioned, small-town parade followed by a short patriotic musical program provided by the New Braunfels Community Band on Main Plaza. I've written earlier this week about Lucas County's Centennial Box and the documents it contained, including photographs that show very muddy streets on July 4, 1876. And I've complained about the lack of contemporary newspaper accounts of the event (none are available on microfilm). In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. Looking for 4th of July events in NC? We've created a guide to help you celebrate Independence Day from the mountains to the sea! It was the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, about 18 miles west of Wilmington. It took place on Feb. 27, 1776. It illustrates how eager some North Carolinians were to be “first in freedom” and how quickly North Carolina stepped forward to get rid of British control. A centennial Fourth of July Democratic celebration: the massacre of six colored citizens of the United States at Hamburgh, S.C., on July 4, 1876. Debate on the Hamburgh massacre, in the U. S. House of Representatives, July 15th and 18th, 1876. The Raleigh Concert Band begins playing patriotic music at 11:30, followed by a naturalization ceremony for new citizens at noon. The ceremony includes a reading from the Declaration of Independence and a wreath laying at the George Washington monument by the Sons of the American Revolution. On July 4, 1876, during the Centennial Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, the National Woman Suffrage Association adopted a ringing Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States. At sunrise, July 4th was ushered in with glorious style. Fortunately the rain clouds that hung ominously over the skies the previous night had cleared taking with it the stifling summer heat. On July 5th the Daily Eagle noted that the change in weather wa The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, coupled with the Battle of Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina, a few months later, were the first open conflicts of the American Revolution. Both ultimately led the Thirteen Colonies to declare independence on July 4, 1776. Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer subject (and
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