Silent Sam' is down: Protesters topple Confederate statue on UNC campus

Time to change the name of Vanderbilt University it's named after a slave owner who also use slave labor to build his house
 
:) #27 or so repost. Still no cigar....:( Keep trying, though....
and now I'm off to school...don't worry, though...no kids until Thursday...
I'll share this, though;) '
 
TOP said:
When are they going to have "tar heels" changed? I'll check back later to see if anyone has an answer...all those kids last evening...proud "Tar Heels";) Right?
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The origin of the term "Tar heels" is not clear. It;s significance and beginnings has been lost in the fog of oral history. It has come to mean anyone who holds true to their convictions.
I think it fits the kids of UNC to a tee. Especially since they pulled down that disgustingly racist statue.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tar_Heel
 
Leonthecat said:
The origin of the term "Tar heels" is not clear. It;s significance and beginnings has been lost in the fog of oral history. It has come to mean anyone who holds true to their convictions.
I think it fits the kids of UNC to a tee. Especially since they pulled down that disgustingly racist statue.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tar_Heel
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I found this on Wikipedia:

"Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.

"The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the American Civil War, the name Tar Heel was originally derogatory, but it was later reappropriated by the people of North Carolina.[1] Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2] The term "Tar Heel" gained popularity during the Civil War.[3] "

Let me guess... Toxic TOP thinks that "Tar Heel" means someone whose feet are black, and so is the rest of him. LOL
 
A great night at UNC , the action was planed perfectly , the protest broke up and the cop left and then they came back with the ropes and pulled that piece of crap down

I enjoyed being there and watching it all happen:laugh:
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
I found this on Wikipedia:

"Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.

"The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the American Civil War, the name Tar Heel was originally derogatory, but it was later reappropriated by the people of North Carolina.[1] Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2] The term "Tar Heel" gained popularity during the Civil War.[3] "

Let me guess... Toxic TOP thinks that "Tar Heel" means someone whose feet are black, and so is the rest of him. LOL
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Silent Sam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Sam
 
guno said:
A great night at UNC , the action was planed perfectly , the protest broke up and the cop left and then they came back with the ropes and pulled that piece of crap down

I enjoyed being there and watching it all happen:laugh:
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Of course you were watching, you're a gutless hack.
 
guno said:
A great video in the link


These traitor statues we put up by the loser southern white trash scum when reconstruction ended and Jim crow was instituted, now over a hundred years later justice is being served



CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Protesters on Monday night toppled the controversial "Silent Sam" statue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

More than 300 protesters first gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza at about 7 p.m., before marching to the base of the statue, calling for its removal. By 9:30 p.m., the statue was on the ground and the crowd erupted in cheers.

"Silent Sam" had been standing on the UNC campus since 1913.




https://www.wral.com/-silent-sam-is...le-confederate-statue-on-unc-campus/17783175/
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:(
:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

Did anyone piss on him?

Should have.
 
Tar Heels' stuck in racist history

Depending upon the source, the name is attributed to Confederate soldiers from North Carolina belittling those from Virginia (they need tar on their heels to make them stand and fight), or as a reference to North Carolina troops' courage (they stand as though they had tar on their heels).

Either way, "Tar Heels" is a symbol of North Carolina being in the Confederacy. You know, the Confederacy, that bastion of slavery, that most profound manifestation of racism.

http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-editor/2015-09-18/tar-heels-stuck-racist-history.html

Face it

Time to drop Tar Heels!
 
Statues are representative of ideals . They are not ideals in themselves. The ideals remain.
 
‘Silent Sam’: A racist Jim Crow-era speech inspired UNC students to topple a Confederate monument on campus

peckerwood Sam is finished
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https://www.wral.com/news/video/17783343/
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
I found this on Wikipedia:

"Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.

"The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the American Civil War, the name Tar Heel was originally derogatory, but it was later reappropriated by the people of North Carolina.[1] Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2] The term "Tar Heel" gained popularity during the Civil War.[3] "

Let me guess... Toxic TOP thinks that "Tar Heel" means someone whose feet are black, and so is the rest of him. LOL
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Amazing, we now have a serious rival to Desh, the Wiki Of the West.
 
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