Dr. Wilfred McClay, G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma, is author of “Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.” McClay discusses the book for the John Locke Foundation’s “HeadLocke” podcast.
North Carolina: Early to the revolution
In early 1776, battle lines in NC had already been drawn between loyalists to the British crown and American patriots. At the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, these lines burst into the open.