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Battle of Hayes Pond

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 18, 2022 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  11:53, 19 December 2021 (UTC)



The Battle of Hayes Pond was an armed confrontation between members of a Ku Klux Klan organization and Lumbee Native Americans at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, United States on the night of January 18, 1958. The rally was planned by Klan leader James W. "Catfish" Cole who sought to uphold racial segregation in Robeson County. Cole hoped his gathering would have a large turnout and widely advertised it, infuriating the Lumbee community. On the night of the rally, hundreds of Lumbees, many armed, encircled the Klansmen in the field at Hayes Pond where they had assembled. After an altercation in which a light was destroyed, the Lumbees began firing their weapons and most of the Klansmen fled. They then seized Klan regalia before police restored order. Afterwards, Cole was convicted for inciting a riot. The event was widely covered in the local and national press.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Partisan Congress riots
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 * Promoted: November 16, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: 63rd anniversary of the event
 * Support as nominator. Indy beetle (talk) 17:01, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Panini! 🥪 17:05, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Support – looks good to me (although it'll be the 64th anniversary, no?). Thanks for all your work on the article! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:07, 19 December 2021 (UTC)