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Today in Labor History January 18, 1958: The Battle of Hayes Pond, the Battle of Maxton Field, or the Maxton Riot was an armed confrontation between members of a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) organization and Lumbee Indians at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina. The KKK drove through town with a loudspeaker advertising the event and recruiting participants, infuriating the local indigenous community, which took up arms to disrupt the rally. They fired into the crowd, forcing the Klansmen to flee. The police arrested several Klansmen and charged them with inciting a riot, while some media sources praised the Lumbees and condemned the Klansmen.


Native Lumbee fighting Ku Klux Klansmen hand-to-hand during the Battle of Maxton Field. By State Archives of North Carolina - https://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/8224422682/, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54992495
Jan 18, 2025, 05:21 PM·Public·Web
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