New Wildlife Refuge Dedicated After African American

WLBT ^ | 02/22/05

[WKB]

Mississippi ping

[onyx]

Totally interesting history.
Fabulous post!
Teddy Bear.

[vpintheak]

Pretty cool.

[stboz]

Gosh! Bennie finally did something vaguely ...uh, what's the word I want?....nah....nevermind. There's gotta be a catch somewhere.

[dixiechick2000]

"Collier was a freed slave, who had served in the Confederate Army, and led President Theodore Roosevelt on a legendary bear hunt, near Onward, Mississippi in 1902.

When Roosevelt didn't get a bear, Collier caught one and tied it to a tree. Roosevelt would not shoot it and the press corps traveling with him named it his Teddy Bear. The name stuck."


Now, THAT I didn't know.
I knew the Teddy Bear was named after TR,
but didn't know why.

Good for the MS congressional delegation for
honoring Holt Collier in such great fashion.
It is well deserved.

[decal]

"When Roosevelt didn't get a bear, Collier caught one and tied it to a tree...."


Someone alert PeTA...

[dixiechick2000]

I'm wasn't gonna mention Bennie,
but he did a good thing for a
change. ;o)

[WKB]

Someone alert PeTA...


But it was done by a minority.
another dilemma

[WKB]

Maybe Bennie is coming around

[WKB]

Teddy Bear



and you thought it was only an Elvis song.

[dixiechick2000]

It was a fluke. ;o)

[cyborg]

Wonder what he did in the confederate army.

[onyx]

Shot Yankees?

[smonk]

you are one busy PINGer today, WKB.

[cyborg]

I wonder! LOL

[WKB]

Wonder what he did in the confederate army.




Now THAT was a good one

[dixiechick2000]

Have a look see at this.

http://www2.netdoor.com/~jtm/

[cyborg]

Whoa! Confederate calvary scout... that's definately not the pot scrubber or shoeshiner that some people say black people were in the confederate army. That had big time responsibilities.

[flying Elvis]

He followed his master off to war when he was in his early teens. He participated in some small irregular skirmishes.