Dr. Lloyd Johnson is a professor of History and director of Historical Studies at Campbell University. His research interests are in Southern and Colonial American history. He is the author of The Frontier in the Colonial South: South Carolina Backcountry, 1736-1800 (Westport, 1997). He has authored over eighty encyclopedia articles and entries for several history encyclopedias, and has published reviews and articles for several state and national history journals.
Lloyd Johnson
Professor of History, Director of Historical Studies
Campbell University
Highland Scots
Countless Highland Scots migrated to North Carolina during the colonial period and lived primarily in the Upper Cape Fear region during the late 1770s. Immediately the Highland Scots contributed to some of the greatest events in the state's history. As evidenced by the modern-day Highland Games, these Scots and their families migrated to other parts of the state, where aspects of their culture are alive and well today.
Sandy Creek Baptists
Sandy Creek Baptists played a key role in the Regulator Movements in North Carolina (1766-1771) and in the tremendous growth of the Baptist denomination in the South. Their free-will Baptist theology influenced the changing views regarding the common man in America during the late eighteenth century.
Welsh-Americans in North Carolina
North Carolina's diverse ethnic history includes the Welsh, who migrated from the middle colonies during the early eighteenth century to work in the naval stores industry. By the end of the century, the Welsh owned numerous properties and played a vital role in North Carolina society. More than a few modern-day North Carolinians are of Welsh descent.