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TIL that "on January 13, 1958, Klansmen burned a cross on the lawn of a Lumbee American Indian woman in the town of St. Pauls, North Carolina as "a warning" because she was dating a white man." At their next rally, a group of 500 armed Lumbee encircled the klansmen and opened fire.
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Submitted May 18, 2020 at 04:00PM by Gumbywasajuice
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Submitted May 18, 2020 at 04:00PM by Gumbywasajuice
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Wikipedia
Battle of Hayes Pond
The Battle of Hayes Pond or Maxton Riot was an armed confrontation between members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Lumbee Native Americans at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, on the night of January 18, 1958. Grand Dragon James W. "Catfish" Cole was…
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I've been informed that Cascadia day, a holiday celebrating the bioregional movement of Cascadia, was yesterday.
So! Happy Cascadia day! Here's to a Democratic Confederalist Cascadia, one which seeks an alliance with oppressed peoples everywhere, and to liberate those whose lands were taken by America.
(I will post a picture of the bioregion of Cascadia in the comments, for those who are curious.)
So! Happy Cascadia day! Here's to a Democratic Confederalist Cascadia, one which seeks an alliance with oppressed peoples everywhere, and to liberate those whose lands were taken by America.
(I will post a picture of the bioregion of Cascadia in the comments, for those who are curious.)
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