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Per Wikipedia: The origins of the Tar Heel nickname

Posted on: July 17, 2020 at 18:03:31 CT
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trace back to North Carolina's prominence in the mid 18th and 19th centuries as a producer of turpentine, tar, pitch, and other materials from the state's plentiful pine trees. "Tar Heel" (and a related version, "Rosin Heel") was often applied to the poor white laborers who worked to produce tar, pitch, and turpentine. The nickname was embraced by North Carolina soldiers during the Civil War and grew in popularity as a nickname for the state and its citizens following the war.

If this is racist (I'm not making a judgement here), then Tennessee's team nickname/mascot will surely come under scrutiny.

Edited by winslow at 18:07:53 on 07/17/20
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So do you think the Tar Heels will have to change their name - MU-TULSA MU - 7/17 15:16:43
     Is BET going to change the name of their network? Isn't - Iron DUKE - 7/17 19:14:15
     Per Wikipedia: The origins of the Tar Heel nickname - winslow MU - 7/17 18:03:31
          There was a Tennessee Volunteer Regiment that fought - SSN 780 MU - 7/17 19:06:00
          Tennessee was the Volunteer state before the civil war - KC rules MU - 7/17 18:40:00
               RE: Tennessee was the Volunteer state before the civil war - SEMO_Hillbilly UMKC - 7/17 22:42:38
               Right. My point is that there are those who would - winslow MU - 7/17 20:42:37
                    Exactly! nm - MU-TULSA MU - 7/18 14:19:14
     It’s not just the UNC mascot; it’s the nickname for the - SSN 780 MU - 7/17 17:48:44
          I spent my first 24 years of life in Missouri - Tptiger MU - 7/17 17:53:34
               You "thought", which was your first mistake.(nm) - ROLLATIGER MU - 7/18 13:24:31
               RE: I spent my first 24 years of life in Missouri - Brown MU - 7/17 18:21:17
     No, the Morons who are pushing this will find something - ADelpiero10 MU - 7/17 17:47:11
          Protesters are canceling college football - ERB KC - 7/17 19:25:29
               Read more, post less tardling - ADelpiero10 MU - 7/17 20:17:12
                    Nobody is canceling the Tar Heel nickname - ERB KC - 7/18 11:54:54




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