RARE! Sweat-Shirt MED 1969 True Vintage "Dartmouth Indian" Champion Sweat-Shirt

Description: Sweat-Shirt - MEDIUM - Insanely Rare - 1969 True Vintage - "Dartmouth Indian" - U.S. Made - Champion Sweat-Shirt One owner! Me.Very Good Condition. No holes, stains, or loose threads. Vintage collar tag is like new. The graphic is perfect, No cracking at all, and the ink is thick. Shirt runs small at 19 inches pit to pit, and 21 inches in length. It's been stored in a smoke free environment and hasn't been washed or worn in decades. (see photos) I received this shirt as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1969. It wasn't until 2006 when I was helping my mom move that she pulled it out of a box, showed it to me, and told me why she had kept it all those years. She even had the Christmas card dated 1969. It's been hanging in my closet since 2006. I have never been able to find another one like it online, and I've been searching on and off for years. Below is some history of the Dartmouth Indian Mascot, and the controversy around it.Dartmouth was founded to educate and Christianize Native Americans, but very few Native students attended Dartmouth before the second half of the twentieth century. In 1970, the College decided to continue its original mission and admitted more Native American students. After being admitted, these Native students expressed their disapproval of Dartmouth’s Indian symbol. Following many discussions with the administration, the symbol was removed in 1974.Backlash to the Mascot's Removal:After the Indian mascot was removed in 1974, there were several periods in which support for returning the mascot to Dartmouth resurfaced. Support for the Indian symbol and mascot came from alumni, and on campus it was particularly strong among sports teams, conservative students (particularly members of the Dartmouth Review), and members of the freshman class during the fall of 1983, who carried out multiple campaigns for the Indian symbol’s return. Though it appears that, even at the height of student support for the Indian mascot after its removal, the supporting voices were far outnumbered by those who opposed the mascot, the students who wished to return the mascot to campus were particularly vociferous. They created enough campus strife in the early 1980s that the faculty canceled classes for a day in order to hold conversations about racism in the Dartmouth community. These issues exemplify the reality that, although the inclusion of marginalized voices is an important step towards reducing formal inequalities, it does not by itself eradicate the sources of those inequalities. Furthermore, they show that a relatively small number of people who loudly expressed their support for the mascot were able to polarize the campus debate. Overall, this story further highlights the ephemeral nature of equality, making clear that it must continually be pursued in order for it to be maintained.Don't forget to check out my hundreds of other cool t-shirts, CD's, records and more!Thanks for looking! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

Price: 520 USD

Location: Durham, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-08-20T01:51:56.000Z

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