Hamilton McMillan at UNCP: The controversial statue
The Hamilton McMillan (grave mound digger) statue at UNC Pembroke is a grim reminder of McMillan's scandalous deeds. The red paint was sprayed during the 2020 summer BLM riots and the paint was removed the next day. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke touts itself as both one of the most diverse campuses and a Lumbee Indian campus. But there are no significant dedications to North Carolina Tuscaroras on the campus, or in the museum where some displays are misrepresented and administration refuses to discuss North Carolina Tuscarora interests. There is however, a statue of Hamilton McMillan who swindled the North Carolina Tuscarora natives out of their heritage. It lingers at Old Main’s entrance where the Native American Indian Studies program is offered. McMillan’s devastating acts haunt North Carolina’s Tuscaroras and UNCP has not amended their statue with a plaque for clarifications to bring about reparations. Just this week, the North Carolina Tuscarora his