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The Lumbees vs. the KKK (1958)

Published: Jan. 22, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

It\u2019s January 22nd. This day in 1958, near Maxton, North Carolina, a KKK rally was broken up by a group of armed members of the Lumbee tribe.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss what came to be known as the \u201cBattle of Hayes Pond,\u201d the relationship between Black, White, and Native Americans in the region, and the role of armed resistance in the Civil Rights era.

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