![]() ![]() I was reminded of a time when I read that the then Chief of the Cherokees said in the Atlanta Journal that the Lumbees don’t even look like Indians. 1 (album)īreak 2 music: Mistahi Mewasin (Really Delighted) (song) Young Spirit (artist) Akameyimoh Baby Boy (album)Īs I listened to Chelsea Barnes’s explanation of why the Eastern Band of the Cherokee nation was against federal recognition for the Lumbee tribe. Ryan Emanuel (Lumbee), associate professor at Duke University Chelsea Barnes (Lumbee), attorney and senior associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough and Tammy Maynor (Lumbee), Director of Governmental Affairs for the Lumbee Tribe.īreak 1 Music: Remembering The Warrior (song) Porcupine Singers (artist) Alowanpi – Songs Of Honoring – Lakota Classics: Past & Present, Vol. Lawrence Locklear (Lumbee), director of the Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity and adjunct associate professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Dr. Today on Native America Calling, on the 65 th anniversary of the night members of the Lumbee tribe showed up in force to stop a KKK rally in Robeson County, we’ll revisit the event and how it continues to be a source of strength and pride for a tribe as it struggles for federal recognition with Dr. But it was a major victory in the effort to stop the momentum of the Ku Klux Klan in the South. The Battle of Hayes Pond in 1958 wasn’t much of a battle. ![]() On Tuesday night, Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and became the president-elect.Įarly Wednesday morning, as it became apparent that Trump was going to win, former leader of the KKK David Duke sent out congratulatory tweets about Trump and called it "one of the most exciting nights of my life.Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:59 - 38.4MB) | Embed This publication is repulsive and their views do not represent the tens of millions of Americans who are uniting behind our campaign," the campaign said in a statement. Trump and the campaign denounces hate in any form. The Trump campaign denounced the comments. And as a White Christian Republic it became great." "America was founded as a White Christian Republic. America was great not because of what our forefathers did - but because of who our forefathers were.” "While Trump wants to make America great again, we have to ask ourselves, 'What made America great in the first place. "'Make America Great Again!' It is a slogan that has been repeatedly used by Donald Trump in his campaign for the presidency," KKK Pastor Thomas Robb wrote. Last week, the KKK’s official newspaper, The Crusader, endorsed the Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump. No robes, no confederate flags,” Jones said. He added that he drives by the bridge personally everyday and had seen the same group before. They've got several flags, but they're not in garb There's nothing related to the klan,” Jones said. Jones said that police officers drove out to the overpass where they saw members of the same group of Trump supporters written about by Janicello the day before out with their flags. from Mebane and Burlington began to receive calls about the tweet. Spokespersons for the Mebane Police and Alamance County Sheriff’s Office told BuzzFeed News that they had received no calls about the group on Wednesday morning prior to the tweet being sent out or any calls reporting members of the KKK out marching in the area.Īlamance County Sheriff’s Director of Public Information Randy Jones told BuzzFeed News that after the above image started going viral on Twitter, the sheriff's office and police depts. Three area law enforcement agencies confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the group did march on the overpass on Tuesday. In her story that was first posted Tuesday afternoon, Times-News reporter Natalie Allison Janicello writes, “Peering over the Tucker Street overpass Tuesday, Barry Brown and roughly a dozen other Donald Trump supporters waved flags at the passing motorists below.” ![]()
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