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R. D. W. Connor

historian, rejected Mecklenburg Declaration

historian, rejected Mecklenburg Declaration

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  1. 1907

    Following Hoyt's 1907 study, leading professional historians of the era -- including Stephen B. Weeks, John Spencer Bassett, and R. D. W. Connor -- publicly rejected the Mecklenburg Declaration's authenticity, and North Carolina historian Samuel A. Ashe sided with the skeptics in his 1908 state history, provoking fierce political resistance from the North Carolina legislature and heritage defenders.

    Samuel A. AsheJesse SpencerWilliam Henry HoytStephen B. WeeksJohn Spencer Bassett

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