""The Address of the Honorable William A. Graham on the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of the 20th of May, 1775"" is a historical speech given by William Alexander Graham in 1875. The speech focuses on the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was signed in North Carolina on May 20th, 1775, and is considered by some to be the first declaration of independence in the American colonies. Graham discusses the historical context of the...