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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 19 MIN

The Battle of Hayes Pond

from The Broadside

On a cold night in January 1958, hundreds of Native American men and women from the Lumbee Tribe showed up to a field in southeast North Carolina with one mission: to boot the KKK out of their community. The skirmish that followed would become an integral part of modern Lumbee identity and lore.Featuring: Jack Lowery, criminal defense lawyer and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North CarolinaMalinda Maynor Lowery, history professor at Emory University and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North CarolinaLinks:“The Lumbee Tribe: An American Struggle” by Malinda Maynor LowerySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On a cold night in January 1958, hundreds of Native Americans showed up to a field in southeast North Carolina with one mission: to boot the KKK out of their community.

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