The Lumbee Indians

Malinda Maynor Lowery (Lumbee) is Cahoon Family Professor in American History at Emory College. She is the author of Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South.
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“This rich history explores familiar American periods of turmoil through the singular experience of the Lumbee Indian community.”—Publishers Weekly

“This book is Maynor Lowery’s ode to the Lumbee people and her reconciliation of what it means to be American and Lumbee concurrently. . . . She writes in a way that is accessible to the reader, palatable for non-Natives, and her book is a decidedly and incontrovertibly Lumbee work by and for Lumbee people.”—American Indian Quarterly

“A fascinating monograph that provides a case study of the Lumbees, a self-identified Native American nation bound by kinship and place for hundreds of years. . . . Contributes to the fields of American history, American studies, Native American studies, and critical race and ethnic studies.”—Journal of Southern History

“An excellent historical account of the many struggles Lumbee people experience, while remaining a proud people determined to retain their identity as Indians.”—Western Historical Quarterly

“An extremely valuable work for anyone interested in race, human rights, or Native American studies.”—Library Journal

“A riveting and all-encompassing history of the Lumbees, the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River. . . . Lowery’s book appeals to a wide audience, both general and scholarly."—Journal of Southern Religion