Benjamin Tillman, probably daydreaming about killing black people
Benjamin "Pitchfork" Tillman is probably Clemson University's most recognizable historic figure. He's celebrated to this day through the name of the school's most prominent architectural landmark. And his "curse" is gleefully recalled by Tiger fans every time South Carolina stumbles on the gridiron. He is a true Clemson hero. And why shouldn't he be? He was super totally awesome!
How awesome? THIS awesome:
• Tillman made his name by helping lead the charge at the Hamburg Massacre—ending in the death of several black Republicans. Yes...at one point in history, there actually were several black Republicans.
"The purpose of our visit was to strike terror, and the next morning when the negroes who had fled to the swamp returned to the town, the ghastly sight which met their gaze of seven dead negroes lying stark and stiff certainly had its effect. We have done our level best, we have scratched our heads to find out how we could eliminate the last one of them, and we would have done it if we could, we took the government away. We stuffed ballot boxes. We shot them. We are not ashamed of it."
• Probably not a fan of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, Tillman was notoriously picky about his daughters' suitors.
"I have three daughters, but so help me God, I had rather find either one of them killed by a tiger or a bear and gather up her bones and bury them, conscious that she had died in the purity of her maidenhood, than to have her crawl to me and tell me the horrid story that she had been robbed of the jewel of her womanhood by a black fiend."
In honor of their cherished hero, the Clemson community doesn't let Ben's beacon of enlightenment get lost in the dusty winds of time. Heck no! They celebrate the crap out of him! They named their most iconic building after him...
Tillman Hall on the Clemson campus
And every spring, they keep his righteous ideals alive during the campus-wide "Lynchapalooza" celebration.
Some students participate in a role-playing scenario depicting an incident of which ol' Pitchfork would probably have disapproved.
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And what exactly does this have to do with football in the 20th century?
Don't forget the good governor legalized lynching.
The ghost of Pitchfork Ben strikes again, despite Spence's playcalling.
Wow... I never had a reason to hold anything against Clemson until now. Thanks for the education and the shock of "Lynchapalooza" (sp?...but like I give a flying fig). Now I'm shocked they even have black players and students, but I'm sure no one hears of this until they are enrolled and paying tuition.
"Lynchapalooza" isn't a real thing, this guy made it up. That was a party on MLK Day, Clemson caught hell for it last year and a bunch of people were punished.
lynchapalooza doesnt exist.
the party was thrown by a few stupid idiots.
and dont tell me none of usc's founders were racist.
You're dumb. More evidence please.
A former voice teacher of mine (South Carolina, Master's in Vocal Pedagogy, 2004) learned about the Curse of Ben Tillman (which is in all sports, mind you) when she later moved after graduation to Boston, where she was in the midst of the Curse of the Bambino (which still lives, although it's no longer Red Sox associated; it's now associated with Nickerson Field (fka Braves Field) on the Campus of Boston University, as many teams there have died on the grounds were the Babe played his last pro game in 1935 at Braves Field, which became Nickerson Field in 1953).
The sad thing is that there's a statue of Pitchfork Ben on the State House. Could that be something? And the worst part is the Thanksgiving I had to starve, and the taunting I get that I told my voice teacher I wanted to jump off the Ponte Vecchio and into the Arno.
This racist is also the Democrats' most idolised figure.
Dumbest thing I've ever read. This is just another stupid USC fan trying to make Clemson look bad. Don't act like USC didn't have the same kind of racial problems. Welcome to the south in the 1800s. Get a clue.
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