1958
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.
Maxton, North Carolina, NC
Indigenous
Racial violence
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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.