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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Reb canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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