[Indigenous]

"The Battle of Hayes Pond refers to an armed confrontation between the Ku Klux Klan and Lumbee Native Americans near Maxton, North Carolina on the night of January 18, 1958."

Haha really made me laugh reading this... sounds so comical I cant believe it is real.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hayes_Pond

Wish that I got to see more history like this in school!

[Smilin' Dave]

Good find. Sort of sounds a bit like a post-war Battle of Cable Street:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street

[Diligent]

The remaining Klansmen, however, panicked and fled the scene, leaving their families, public address system, unlit cross, and various Klan regalia behind. James W. "Catfish" Cole reportedly left his wife behind and escaped through a nearby swamp.

I found that humorous. Not surprising that they would leave their women and children behind.

[Smilin' Dave]

Given the emphasis of 'protecting women from lascivious [insert group here]' and of 'preserving our way of life for our children', it is pretty ironic.