Why North Carolinians Are Tar Heels.
An essay is presented explaining why North Carolinians have long called themselves Tar Heels, which has become a badge of pride in various fields such as scholarship and basketball. Topics discussed include how "Tar Heel" emerged in the decades before the Civil War, how eastern North Carolina's expe...
| Publicado en: | Southern Cultures Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 81 - 95 |
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University of North Carolina Press
Winter2015
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| Sumario: | An essay is presented explaining why North Carolinians have long called themselves Tar Heels, which has become a badge of pride in various fields such as scholarship and basketball. Topics discussed include how "Tar Heel" emerged in the decades before the Civil War, how eastern North Carolina's experience in the war led to other southerners applying the disparaging term "Tar Heel" to North Carolina soldiers, and how during the course of the war the citizens came to embrace the term with pride. |
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