USC’s Black Student Assembly complains that the school’s horse mascot could be a racist sign because of its name: Traveller.
A horse named “traveler” has run the field for 50+ years at USC, but now the BSA is complaining because it’s name was also the name of Robert E. Lee’s horse.
Black Student Assembly: USC Equine Mascot Possibly Racist – By Awr Hawkins / Aug 19 2017
The Black Student Assembly (BSA) at USC claims the school’s equine mascot, Traveler, could have ties to racist ideology.
BSA bases this claim on the fact that Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s favorite horse was named Traveller.
According to the Los Angeles Times, BSA co-director Sophia Jackson asked that students not be quiet about the possible racist overtones. Rather, she would have them remember “white supremacy hits close to home.”
The tradition of the “chalk-white Arabian horse” mascot began 56 years ago when Richard Saukko rode one named Traveler around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Traveler was a former movie horse that had “turned mean,” allowing Saukko to acquire him cheaply. And from that first ride 56-years ago till now, a horse named Traveler has been a USC staple.
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