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BRACK: Read the Declaration of Independence during holiday week

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher: Now that the fireworks and festivities from the Fourth of July are a new memory, how about taking a bolder, more reflective step to celebrate the true spirit of America? Find a quiet spot and seriously consider the 1,339 words of our country’s declaration against tyranny, our Declaration of Independence. Better yet: Sit down as a family and read it out loud together.

by Andy Brack · 07/05/2021 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views

NEW for 7/5: New survey, Declaration, more

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Survey seeks input for priorities local leaders should pursue
COMMENTARY, Brack: New challenge: Read the Declaration of Independence
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SC Clips
NEWS BRIEFS: Changes expected for state public charter school law
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tough photo ahead
CALENDAR: From music to markets and more

by Charleston Currents · 07/05/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue, Uncategorized

HISTORY: Thomas Lynch Jr., signer of the Declaration of Independence

S.C. Encyclopedia | Born on August 5, 1749, in Prince George Winyah Parish, Thomas Lynch Jr. was the only son of Thomas Lynch, Sr. (ca. 1727–1776), and Elizabeth Allston. He attended the Indigo Society School in Georgetown and then traveled to England to pursue his education. There, he enrolled at Eton and then Caius College, Cambridge. Lynch also read law at the Middle Temple in London.

by Charleston Currents · 07/03/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

Thomas Lynch Sr.

“While attending Congress in early 1776, Lynch suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed and unable to participate in legislative affairs. In 1776, the South Carolina Provincial Congress elected his son, Thomas Lynch, Jr., as a delegate to the Continental Congress in order to assist his father. “

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