This largely pictorial work with detailed captions
begins with an introduction (pages 6-10) discussing the Town of Pembroke
in relation to the Lumbee Indians and then provides some background information
on UNC-Pembroke.
Chapters follow on:
• (1) “Local Faces.” Includes
the Red Man's Lodge, c.1914, and around forty individuals, including
Herbert Lowry, police chief or policeman for thirty years; Billy Lowry,
from whom land was purchased to situate UNC-Pembroke; Ira Pate Lowry,
longtime band director at UNC-Pembroke; Herman Dial, first Lumbee to
chair the Robeson County Board of Commissioners; Adolph Dial, who had
extensive business holdings in the Town of Pembroke, served two terms
in the North Carolina legislature, and established the American Indian
Studies program at UNC-Pembroke; Horace Locklear, first Lumbee admitted
to the N.C. Bar Association; Gene Locklear, first Lumbee in major league
baseball; Milton Hunt, Pembroke mayor since 1983; and Dexter Brooks,
first Lumbee Superior County judge in Robeson County.
• (2) “Places of Worship and
Religious Leaders,” which includes 32 photographs. Odum Home
(orphanage); Union Chapel Community Baptist Church; Burnt Swamp Baptist
Association; Rev. Isaiah Locklear; Rev. Welton Lowry; Rev. C.E. Locklear;
Rev. D. F. Lowry; Dr. Dalton Peter Brooks; Rev. Julian Ransom; Rev.
J. J. Bell; Rev. Elias Rogers.
• (3) “Business and Local Government,”
which includes 37 photographs. Pembroke Hardware, Old Foundry
Restaurant (Lumberton), Lumbee Guaranty Bank; Dixie Queen; Super Dollar
Store; Western Auto; Lumbee Indian Arts and Crafts; Log Cabin Service
Station; Pembroke FCX; Southern Interiors; Carter's Florist; Road Runner
Service Station; Maynor, Glenn; Locklear, Garth; Sutton, Ronnie (Rep.
of District 85, “The Indian District,” NC legislature); Pembroke
VFD; Pembroke Post Office; Pembroke Depot (in use 1885-1975).
• (4) “Schools and Education,”
which includes 19 photographs. Pembroke High School; Earlie Maynor;
Elmer T. Lowry; UNC-Pembroke; Old Main; English E. Jones; Clifton Oxendine,
Dr. Ruth Dial Woods.
• (5) “Recreation,” which
includes 14 photographs. Lumbee Homecoming; Veteran's Day Parade
(1960); Miss Lumbee; Walter Pinchbeck; Scout Troop 327; Riverside Country
Club; Pembroke Skating Rink (1965); North Carolina Indian Cultural Center;
Riverside Golf Course.
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