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Most, when they hear the phrase “Tar Heel”, know that you are talking about someone from North Carolina, or the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. But how many, if asked “What exactly is a tar heel?”, would know how to respond? In this episode of the Immortal Soles Podcast, we dive into where and how the tar heel moniker came about, and go through the theories of how the name switched from being an epithet to an accolade worn as a badge of honor.
We do not own any music used in this episode. Credit is to YouTube music and the Clef Hangers, UNC’s a’cappella group. (“Here Comes Carolina”)
