Tribe to Hold Ceremony on Monday to Commemorate 58th Anniversary of the Victory at Hayes Pond

A ceremony will be held at 10 am Monday to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Victory at Hayes Pond.

January 18 will mark the 58th anniversary of the victor over the KKK and the Battle of Hayes Pond.

Several hundred Lumbee, many of them armed, broke up a KKK rally planned near Hayes Pond, south of Maxton, NC.

The Lumbee confronted and routed the KKK, chasing them through the swamp surrounding Hayes Pond and out of Robeson County.

The public is invited to attend a ceremony at the site of the Victory at Hayes Pond.