Some of you may recall that we’re not necessarily the biggest fans of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson. On the one hand, he’s a native of North Carolina and a Lumbee, and we’re always happy for Lumbee success and we take a lot of pride in anyone from this state who succeeds in basketball.
His dad took part in the Battle of Hayes Pond and if you’re not familiar with that, you should read about it. In a nutshell, the Lumbees weren’t willing to put up with any crap from the Klan and drove them out of Maxton in humiliating fashion.