8/2/2023 0 Comments Blue team chants for color warKansas Governor Charles Robinson raised a regiment called the Independent Mounted Kansas Jayhawks. Lawrence, where KU would be founded, was a free state stronghold.ĭuring the Civil War, the Jayhawk’s ruffian image gave way to patriotic symbol. But the name stuck to the ‘free staters’ when Kansas was admitted as a free state in 1861. For a time, ruffians on both sides were called Jayhawkers. The opposing factions looted, sacked, rustled cattle, stole horses, and otherwise attacked each other’s settlements. The area was a battleground between those wanting a state in which slavery would be legal and abolitionists committed to a free state. The message here: Don’t turn your back on this bird.ĭuring the 1850’s, the Kansas Territory was filled with such Jayhawks. The name combines two birds–the blue jay, a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and the sparrow hawk, a quiet, stealthy hunter. Accounts of its use appeared from Illinois to Texas and in that year, a party of pioneers crossing what is now Nebraska, called themselves “The Jayhawkers of ’49”. The term “Jayhawk” was probably coined around 1848. The origin of the Jayhawk is rooted in the historic struggles of Kansas settlers. The University of Kansas is home to the Jayhawk, a mythical bird with a fascinating history. Just about every college and university claims a mascot. Mascots are believed to bring good luck, especially to athletic teams.
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