Coalition For Change

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

The night of January 18, 1958, is etched in history as the Battle of Hayes Pond. Fed up with K*K intimidation in Robeson County, North Carolina, hundreds of armed Lumbee men—led by veterans—surrounded a Klan rally in Maxton. When the Klan's only light was shot out, the Lumbee stormed the field, sending the wh!te supremacists fleeing into the swamps.The defining victory permanently drove the Klan out of the county and cemented the Lumbee's legacy of defending their community.The Battle of Hayes Pond stands out as a pivotal, localized moment of resistance.

K*K leader James “Catfish” Cole, seeking to intimidate the community, held a rally on a muddy field outside Maxton. The Klan expected to control the night, but Lumbee men silently surrounded the field in complete darkness.

Lumbee veteran Sanford Locklear famously shot out the sole lightbulb illuminating the rally. In the pitch black, shots rang out as hundreds of armed Lumbee men stormed the area, causing immediate chaos.

Klansmen abandoned their cars, banners, and weapons. The iconic photographs of Lumbee men triumphantly holding captured K*K banners made national headlines, including Life magazine. The Klan never held another public rally in Robeson County.

Today, the Battle of Hayes Pond is a celebrated moment of indigenous sovereignty and anti-racist defiance.

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