Colonel Reb

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Colonel Reb is the retired, plantation-era caricature that once served as the controversial mascot of the University of Mississippi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
sports mascot
university mascot
affiliation University of Mississippi
alsoKnownAs Colonel Rebel
appearsIn Ole Miss fan art
unofficial memorabilia
associatedWith Ole Miss Rebels baseball
Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
surface form: Ole Miss Rebels basketball

Ole Miss Rebels football
associatedWithRegion Southern United States
surface form: American South
associatedWithState Mississippi
characterizedAs Southern plantation owner stereotype
plantation-era caricature
controversialFor association with slavery-era South
connection to Confederate symbolism
racially insensitive imagery
country United States of America
surface form: United States
gender male
hasEthnicStereotype Old white Southern man
inspired unofficial fan groups
locatedIn Oxford, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Oxford, Mississippi
opposedBy civil rights advocates
university administrators seeking inclusive image
portrayedAs elderly white man with goatee
man in antebellum-style suit
man wearing wide-brimmed hat
man with cane
removedFromOfficialUse early 2000s
replacedBy Rebel Black Bear
Tony the Landshark
represents Ole Miss Rebels athletics
retiredFromSidelines 2003
role former mascot of the University of Mississippi
sport college baseball
college basketball
college football
status retired mascot
subjectOf campaigns for mascot change
debates over racism in college sports
supportedBy some Ole Miss alumni
symbolizes Confederate-era nostalgia
American South (19th and early 20th centuries)
surface form: Old South
usedAs sideline costumed mascot
usedBy Ole Miss Rebels athletics
surface form: University of Mississippi athletics department
usedOn game programs
promotional materials
team merchandise

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