Tar Heel State
from The Old North State Podcast Hosted by The Old North State Podcast
This episode we discuss the history behind the name "Tar Heel" and where exactly UNC's mascot Rameses came from. Sources for today's episode include: https://alumni.unc.edu/what-is-a-tar-heel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/06/02/civil-war-origins-of-tar-heel https://ncpedia.org/tar-heel https://www.southerncultures.org/article/why-north-carolinians-are-tar-heels-a-new-explanation/ https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/2020/07/15/does-uncs-tar-heels-name-celebrate-confederacy-some-think-its-time-for-change/112257808/ http://www.mrtarheel.com/tarheelorigin.html https://museum.unc.edu/faqs https://www.ncpedia.org/name-carolina-and-nicknames-old
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