This book traces the unusual story of the Lumbee… The history details the Lumbees' struggle against racism, their successful establishment of a school, and the cohesiveness of their community, bound by its religion, beliefs, and cooperative activities. The Lumbees' unique heritage encourages an ongoing debate on their identity. The final chapter describes how that debate has been affected by World War II, the 1954 school desegregation, activities of the Ku Klux Klan, the AIM protests of the 1970s, and current Lumbee efforts to achieve equitable political representation at the state level. …