Battle of Hayes Pond
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battle-of-hayes-pond-181-9855119
title:
Battle of Hayes Pond
text:
The Battle of Hayes Pond, also known as the Battle of Maxton Field or the Maxton Riot, was an armed confrontation between members of a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) organization and Lumbee people at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, on the night of January 18, 1958. The clash resulted in the disruption of the rally and a significant amount of media coverage praising the Lumbees and condemning the Klansmen. In 1956, James W. "Catfish" Cole, a KKK member from South Carolina, established the North Car
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1958 armed confrontation near Maxton, North Carolina, US
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hayes_Pond
date created:
2005-09-09T02:44:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T00:19:41Z
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