Designates November 21 as "Mayflower Compact Day" in South Carolina.
The bill designates November 21 as "Mayflower Compact Day" in South Carolina, commemorating the Mayflower Compact of 1620. This document, signed by forty-one passengers of the Mayflower, established a form of self-government and is considered the first constitution of modern times. The compact laid the foundation for the principles of liberty and governance that influenced the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
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