Indians upholding Americanism in North Carolina riot
Ralph McGill reports Lumbee and Croatan Indians confronting Ku Klux Klan members, driving them from Pembroke to Charlotte. The incident highlights clashes over rights, with Lumbee leaders vowing to prevent Klan influence. Sheriff may seek indictment for inciting riot. The event boosts local morale and warns against hate groups.
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Simeon Oxendine
Pembroke
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Germany
Charlotte
Chief Oxendine
America
North Carolina
Letters Dear Mr East on Religion and Truth
Washington DC letter writer reflects on religious belief, urging careful study beyond quick conclusions. He recounts decades of personal inquiry, citing Emerson to Kant, and cautions against glib ministers and clubby atmospheres. He emphasizes pursuing truth through diverse sources and Bible study.
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Emerson
Plato
Socrates
Kierkegarde
William James
Nicouhys
Fosdick
Will Durant
Paine
Kant
Mencken
Freud
Dovens
Color Blind Or Not All Indians Are RED
A hostile editorial linking Native Americans to obstruction of progress mocks Indians as RED and defends KKK winter conditions at Maxton North Carolina The piece notes Indians blocked progress and ridicules a supposed electrical outage while portraying white supremacist activity as patriotic. A memo requests further investigation into the matter.
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North Carolina
Lumbee Redskins
Maxton
N. C
Manhattan Island
KKK
ADDITIONAL VIEWS ON THE UPRISING AT MA XTON
The Denver Post lauds the Lumbee in Robeson County North Carolina for routing the Ku Klux Klan, saying it matches Sioux valor in defense of civil liberty. It praises their courage, warns Klan threats are crushed, and notes Croatan Indians’ separate status and schools. Continued on Page 4.
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Little Big Horn
Ku Klux Klan
Maxton
Robeson County
North Carolina
Seventh Cavalry
Carolinas
Walter Raleigh
Croatan
New Found Land
Virginia
America
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