#183 The History of the Lumbee Indians w/ Malinda Maynor Lowery
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2020
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
The Lumbee are the largest Indian tribe east of the Mississippi, and while few are familiar with their story, Lumbee history is remarkable both in itself and as a way to more richly understand the United States in general. In this episode we speak with Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery, whose life as a member of the Lumbee Tribe and a scholar who specializes in Native American history have made her a leading voice for the Lumbee community.
Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery is Professor of History and Director for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of multiple works on Native American history, the most recent of which is The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle (UNC Press, 2018). Her New York Times op-ed mentioned in this episode is "We Are the Original Southerners," New York Times, May 22, 2018). You can follow her on twitter at @MalindaLowery.
This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
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