1958

Battle of Hayes Pond

Maxton, North Carolina, NC

Battle of Hayes Pond

Battle of Hayes Pond

On January 18, 1958, armed members of the NC Lumbee tribe confronted a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Maxton, North Carolina. The confrontation resulted in the dispersal of the Klan and is considered a significant act of Indigenous resistance against racial terrorism.

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