No. Rummel also pointed out there are populations of black bobcats in Florida and a few individuals have been documented elsewhere, but not in Mississippi. google_ad_slot = "8912903095"; google_ad_client = "pub-9827469866156777"; Only way in he** they will admit it is if you corner them. Posts: 1490. And this is the best picture they come up with? Following the 1954 ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Evers challenged the segregation of the state-supported public University of Mississippi, applying to law school there. I'd say our office gets one (call) at least every week. Hunter thought he hooked a gator and he did, sort of. fox pen in Green Sea S.C. King TChalla, aka Black Panther, has died before the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, or at the very beginning, du to an illness. In the meantime, we would love to see any evidence of panthers, black or otherwise, in Mississippi anyone has. Posts: 1348. While it was proved to be a hoax, obviously not everyone who saw it got the memo. re: Finally proof of black panther in mississippi, Former LSU QB Walker Howard Announces Transfer To Ole Miss, LSU OL Kardell Thomas Plans To Enter The Transfer Portal, LSU Reveals New SWAT Leaders For Spring Football, Tampa Bay Bucs Provide Injury Update On Former LSU WR Russell Gage, Arkansas Photographer Absolutely Bites It Running On Court After Razorbacks Buzzer-Beater, 'Major League' Stars Reunite At Autograph Convention 34 years After Their Hit Movie, Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson Chime In On This Important Food Debate, Golfer Paige Spiranac Launches Her 'Only Paige' Website With This Photo, Alabama DC Pete Golding Leaving Tide For Ole Miss DC Job, Five SEC Teams Included In ESPN Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25 For 2023, 2024 College Football Playoff Championship Early Odds, No. Video: Panther and kittens spotted at Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest in Hendry County. Biologists were relatively quick to refute the claimexplaining it was an average house cat that looked larger than it actually is due to the optical perspective and lack of anything in the video to directly compare sizes. Luka loves psychological thrillers, horrors, and mysteries. Musician Bob Dylan wrote his song "Only a Pawn in Their Game" about the assassination on July 2, 1963, on what would have been Evers's 38th birthday. Kibler Police Chief Roger Green said he was sitting in his hunting blind back in November. 'Top Gun,' 'Black Panther' advance in Oscars shortlist . Ross Adams Investigative Reporter JACKSON, Miss. There is also a subspecies of cougar known as a panther located in Florida. Rummel said in some cases people see a domestic cat and misjudge its size. TV Listings; Local Now; . FILE - This undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old black Chicago boy, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. I'd tell ya that I saw a long tail at 11:00 a.m. in Kansas when I went to court for a car that blew up a tranny so after I slid it over a bridge I put it in a field because it looked to be the safest thing to do. Posts: 2113, here in oklahoma they are around and just to let all you okies the oklahoma game and fish have released big cats throughout the state to control deer populations here in norhteast ok they turned some six to 10 loose there aint that many any more but if caught shoting on of the cats is a 10-20,000 dollar fine and up to 10 yrs prison term, Registered: Aug 2003 She uses the bracelet given to her by Namor containing fibers from a plant that made the Talocan who they are. Armed black supremacists gathered in Natchez, Mississippi on Sunday to commemorate Juneteenth, a day virtually no one ever spoke about until Joe Biden made it a federal holiday. [50] Former President Bill Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Senator Roger Wicker, and NAACP President Benjamin Jealous all spoke commemorating Evers. The stories of black panthers have been swirling in Mississippi for as long as anyone can remember and show no sign of slowing down. --Live like there's no tomorrow Moments later, we learn that its for TChalla, who is in critical condition. Recently, a man captured video of a black cat and said it weighed as much as a German shepherd. I understand that black panthers dont exist, and there has never been one documented, Loy said. "Black people shouldn't be killing Black people, under no circumstances. "It was after lunch around 2. [7], Evers served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945. This site has Amazon affiliate links. Courtesy of Florida Wildlife Federation, Wochit, 'Wow! Treedogs by birth, coondogs by the grace of God! So, what are people actually seeing? Whoever might have seen him were probably scoffed at and told they were crazy. Published 6:18 am Friday, September 13, 2019. You have to love your people," said Steven Harris, a member of the organization.Harris and Sherrell Potts, a commander with the group, said they are tired of the killings in Jackson. ContactBrian Broomat 601-961-7225 orbbroom@gannett.com. In fact, it was tiny. Some were stocked in fox pens and may have escaped and others were turned out in the wild. [58], Attorney Robert DeLaughter wrote a first-person narrative article entitled "Mississippi Justice" published in Reader's Digest about his experiences as state prosecutor in the murder trial. Try 7 Days Free to get access to 822 million+ pages, Black Panther 350 lbs killed in Scott County 1958, Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. 3 min read. You have to love your people," said Steven Harris, a member of the organization. Loy said someone from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks told him they appeared to be cat prints at the time. Those men are suppose to have accurate marksmenship. [17] 910-253-8445 Home Medgar's widow, Myrlie Evers, became a noted activist in her own right, serving as national chair of the NAACP. I never, ever make up a story, Loy said. Initially thrown to the ground by the impact of the shot, Evers rose and staggered 30 feet (10 meters) before collapsing outside his front door. google_ad_height = 90; Original: Jan 29, 2021. . It has been real dry and the ground is hard and I could not see any print of anything, even deer prints, which normally there are a lot of deer prints, but the ground is real hard. As a veteran, Evers was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. it's just that MOST that people report seeing here around me are black.LOLagain.sombody, somewhere show me onedead. "I mean, I grew up here and my grandfather talked about black panthers," Rummel said. The stories of black panthers have been swirling in Mississippi for as long as anyone can remember and show no sign of slowing down. [6] In this position, he helped organize boycotts and set up new local chapters of the NAACP. My immediate reaction was, That is a cat. It was much bigger than any kind of a house cat. Events include a national self-defense training event Saturday, followed by the National Street Tribe Summit at Grove Park in Jackson. said in the late 90s in N.C. Sportsman they all came from 1!!! Instead, they leave it up in the air. There is no question but that the panther historically lived in Mississippi the outdoor magazines of the 1800s and early 1900s are full of stories of Mississippi panthers. A college graduate, Evers became active in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. Hence, they decided to put TChalla to rest as well. The "23rd Annual Black Reel Awards" is scheduled for Feb. 6. The talented actor portrayed King TChalla, aka Black Panther, throughout the MCU so far. Anticipating the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers and recognizing the international leadership role of Myrlie Evers, the Institute's board of directors changed the organization's name to the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute. http://www.freewebs.com/bamakritterkennels/ It appears an active imaginationcan turn just about anything into a black panther. There were rumors that Namor the main villain of the movie would be responsible for Black Panthers demise, but it never happened. The animal historically called panther in the South and Eastern United States is the same creature called mountain lion or cougar or puma in other parts of the U. S. and North and South America, and it is the only large (up to around 200 pounds), long-tailed cat to have lived in Mississippi in historic times. Contact Brian Broom at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@gannett.com. Well, coon dawg, the fact is that melanism can occur. for size reference look at the drawer. [65], In the Bojack Horseman episode "Time's Arrow" (Season Four, Episode 11), the character Beatrice Horseman makes a reference to Medgar Evers.[66]. All that has been put to rest, however, as the movie showed that the next Black Panther would be Shuri TChallas sister. Rummel said some reports are misidentified animals or tracks such as bobcats, gray foxes, coyotes, domestic dogs and other animals. Loy said he has purchased more cameras and plans to install them to try and capture whatever it was he saw on Saturday. Panthers are thought to have becomeextinct in Mississippi about that time. Evers was born on July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi, the third of five children (including elder brother Charles Evers) of Jesse (Wright) and James Evers. 256-338-0490, Registered: Jun 2003 [45] Evers was the subject of the students' research project. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Unfortunately no pics. BREAKING: Hernando MS Black Panther CAPTURED! After this series of intense battles, T'Challa donned a stripped-down version of his costume and agreed to watch Hell's Kitchen for Daredevil, leaving . On Thursday, Fox 13 reported that Animal Control in Hernando is on the assumption that it the cat is a mountain lion. In the footage Sluder posted to Facebook, he says, Man, Im 100 yards away from this cat right now. TChalla is gone, but the Black Panther mantle will never disappear. In December 2004, the Jackson City Council changed the name of the city's airport to JacksonMedgar Wiley Evers International Airport in his honor.[41]. "When the black thing comes around, it's hard to get a grasp on," Rummel said. Im heartbroken even writing this, but if you ask me, this is by far the best course of action the writers and producers could do with TChallas character. It was a woman, Loy said, and she sent back a message saying, Well, they look like cat prints to her. The risk was so high that before his death, Evers and his wife Myrlie had trained their children on what to do in case of a shooting, bombing or other kind of attack on their lives. 0 0 [URL=LINK] Forrest county mississippi! [18], In 1954, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Evers applied to the state-supported University of Mississippi Law School, but his application was rejected because of his race. Posts: N/A. ", More: 'My guess is the 1700s maybe a little earlier': Mississippi fisherman makes historic find. MississippiMatters focuses on offering creative "takes" on our state's culture,ideas, events and more. If you make a purchase through one of these links, we may earn a commission. HE SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THEIR HOME RANGE OF 200 MILES. There is conflicting storys in the N.C.W.R.C. Location: Addison, Alabama [Note: notwithstanding professional opinions of scientists, the writer has heard too many reports of panther sightings in Mississippi from reliable individuals to believe they are all mistaken]. When TChalla finally asked Shuri for help, it was too late she couldnt help him. I got a good view of it. Given that, it can easily be concluded those cats are not what Mississippians are seeing. Note: there will be more to come on the panthers in Mississippi Matters. "If I heard anybody else say it I wouldn't believe them," Loy said. (not sure about the spelling of that word), __________________ Maybe melanistic cougars have been seen by all the folk who say they have seen black panthers. -- Vickie. [6] Evers and his siblings walked 12 miles (19 kilometers) a day to attend segregated schools; eventually Medgar earned his high school diploma. We certainly learn more about TChallas passing in the film, and there are some crucial details about the future of Wakanda and the Black Panther mantle that the film reveals. It is also possible that someone has seen a black bobcat they are rare only about 14 on record in the U. S. but they do exist. This "mutation"-type occurence is hereditary but does not transfer wholly from generation to generation, thus just one cub from a litter might have this coloring. However, high fantasy and fiction are his primary interest, especially Tolkien's Middle-earth universe, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Marvel universe. Posts: 1020, little cafe in southern IL. Rummel said the internet isn't helping the situation, either. [57], Eudora Welty's short story, "Where Is the Voice Coming From? It was about the size of a black lab. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson . BUT MY FRIENDS HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BLACK ONES NEARBY. guy just sent me that off spacebook.. i dont even have an account on there. She just saw my pictures.. Back to top. /* 728x90, created 1/20/09 */ This group was formed in 1954 in Mississippi to resist the integration of schools and civil rights activism. "Some people don't know we have otters.". A panther and kittens were spotted at Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest in Hendry County. google_ad_width = 728; Evers was also president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL), which began to organize actions for civil rights;[16] Evers helped organize the RCNL's boycott of gasoline stations that denied blacks the use of the stations' restrooms. Barry Bradford and three studentsSharmistha Dev, Jajah Wu, and Debra Siegel, formerly of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinoisplanned and hosted the commemoration in his honor. [25] Evers, who was regularly followed home by at least two FBI cars and one police car, arrived at his home on the morning of his death without an escort. "We just had a 5-year-old baby get killed at a convenience store," Potts said. (vBulletin courtesy Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. Unless its a rare black phase of one of these its probably a little imagination. Evers was portrayed by James Pickens Jr. The jaguarundi is a smaller cat but larger than a housecat and it looks like a small cougar of similar color or charcoal grey. Amateur filmmaker, screenwriter, cinematography, and trivia enthusiast. In June 2013, a statue of Evers was erected at his alma mater, Alcorn State University, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. There may have been some panthers around.". I talked to a biologist Medgar was a man who never wanted adoration, who never wanted to be in the limelight. But what about black panthers in Arkansas? Personally we always knew there were some but never could confirm. Some folks even suggested the film will resurrect the Killmonger to become the next Black Panther, simply because people adored Michael B. Jordans character so much. Black Panther in Mississippi - Y'all need your eyes checked. ), Can Namor Fly in Marvel Comics? Asked by: Amelie Mertz. Beckwith and DeLaughter were played by James Woods and Alec Baldwin, respectively; Whoopi Goldberg played Myrlie Evers. I am guessing that the capture and killing of it are illegal??? "There are two or three (confirmations) in Arkansas and many more in Missouri. (& How He Does It in Black Panther 2). A game warden said they turned loose 6 black bear and some hybred wolves last summer. That term, in reference to a species of animal supposed to live or to have lived in Mississippi, seems to be of relatively modern origin. Some of the coyotes were brought into the Carolinas by fox hunters. Lets dig in to find out everything there is to know about how Black Panther died, whos taking his place, and much more. Over the weekend an African American woman who had attended a pro-Confederate flag rally and publicly burned her personal NAACP card in protest over how southerners are being treated was run off the road likely by members of the New Black Panther Party who confronted her at the rally.Her companion was killed in the attack. had a pic of one on the wall (mountain lion ) that was also in the news paper , so if they are in IL. Namor vs. Black Panther: Who Wins in the Comics? King TChalla passed away due to illness, similar to Chadwick in real life. If that picture was legit and in scale, that would be a 1 foot long drawer handle! craig, Registered: Jul 2003 In the end, Shuri realizes the anger consumed her, and chooses a peaceful resolution, as TChalla would. Only 15 have been confirmed by the AGFC in the last 12 years. [54] In 2019, the site was designated a National Monument. Posts: 6, a picture of a black panther was taken on a deer camera in silver creek mississippi last month when a local game warden was shown the picture he laughed and kept the picture anyone have any similar sightings of panthers in the south? "I mean, we can't say one does not exist out there or a melanistic cougar won't turn up, but it's never happened," Rummel said. Loy said he deer hunts on his property and his deer cameras have captured raccoons, bobcats and coyotes but never a cougar. "It's hard to tell," Rummel said. Typical of such works is Big Game of North America: Ecology and Management, published by the Wildlife Management Institute, a conservation group that has been around since 1911. Considering MississippiMattersThatMatter to You. Follow The Clarion-Ledger Outdoors on Facebook and @BrianBroom on Twitter. Mississippi State; Ole Miss; College; National Sports; Video. [11] He earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1952. Now, there is always a first time for everything. All rights reserved. Leaders of the New Black Panther Party in Mississippi spoke out Tuesday against Jackson's crime crisis. 9,605 views Oct 31, 2017 45 Dislike Share Save ArcadeFrenzy 2.01K. Replies (2) 6 0. wickowick LSU Fan Head of Island Member since Dec 2006 45147 posts. In the United states we have the bobcat , cougar, lynx, ocelot , and an ocasional jaguar from Mexico. The New Black Panther Party held a news conference in Jackson to announce plans for the National Black Unity Convention. But there are alot of black dogs, and otters and such. Recently, a man captured video of a black cat and said it. Who Killed Black Panther In The Comics? -- Vickie, Last edited by Vickie Lamb on 03-01-2004 at 07:34 PM. Can Mississippi lawmaker convince GOP-led legislature to make Blue the state color? Becky Powell, Bama Kritter Kennels your proof comes from a radio show?? In many cases they saw black house cats at a distance examples of such can be seen on Youtube. Loy said he looked toward a ridge behind his rural home where he's seen deer, bobcats and other wildlife when he saw something large and black running across an opening in the trees. Registered: Jun 2003 In fact, a mountain lion was killed by a hunter recently in Arkansas, only 80 miles from Mississippi. [55] Wadada Leo Smith's album Ten Freedom Summers contains a track called "Medgar Evers: A Love-Voice of a Thousand Years' Journey for Liberty and Justice". "I'd love to know what people are seeing. Usually there are deer on the ridge, which is about 75 yards from my back porch. So what are people seeing? Copyright @2023 TigerDroppings.com. Save up to 50% off on Le Creuset Cookware During the 2023 Winter Savings Event, What Is Amazon Warehouse? Take for instance the timber wolf, or gray wolf, that in Michigan was only supposed to occur on Isle Royale for many years. Mysterious large cat has Mississippi town wondering whats in its midst. "I don't know what else to say. Black Panthers are around here too. Del Loy has lived on his property bordering the Natchez Trace for seven years, but on Saturday Loy said he saw something he has never seen on his property before a black cougar. Registered: Jan 2004 They also pointed out some physical features did not match those of a panther. Sheriff: Mississippi woman charged with murder of husband. Sure, most likely some reports are akin to bigfoot sightings. Ricky Flynt, a Biologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, told the Clarion-Ledger that the animal is simply a large house cat, saying the pointed ears are the giveaway. It goes her way, finally, and she gains the powers of the Black Panther. Then, people thought itll be Nakia, TChallas biggest love. The game wardens claim we didnt see what we saw, but there are 4 other ppl besides me thats seen a bear, and I know of a dozen or more ppl that have seen long tailed cats, mostly hunters. Location: Chesterfield,SC In the opening scenes, we see Shuri talk to her AI, GRIOT, and struggle trying to produce a synthetic cure for somebody. Neither has there been, as is the case with bears, any instance of a road-killed or illegally shot panther in the state in recent years. The only other thing I thought it could have been was like a large black Lab but the head was small, Loy said. He had been imprisoned from 1977 to 1980 on separate charges: conspiring to murder A. I. Botnick. "I can't unsee what I saw and I can't explain it. Other wolves had been seen in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and near the bridge (connecting the two peninsulas) and were attributed to large coyotes .. until one was killed by a car near the Mackinaw Bridge. He's a giant.' The point is that black cats can occur in the wild due to melanism, although yes, it is rare. . In 1969 his brother Charles became the first African American to be elected mayor of a Mississippi city in the post-Reconstruction era. "Black people. This is interesting I've always wanted to believe they existed but the scientist in me warns against it. Possible? Old news. Fake. Monster alligator puts Mississippi hunters in elite club, 'That was not what I was expecting.' A longtail was chasing a doe and a buck was trying to protect her. One of those wolves ended up in Missouri. MississippiMatters is a news blog of cooperative writers, videographers and podcasters published by The Well Writers Guild, a 501c3 devoted to mentoringMississippi writers and to addressinguncovered or under-covered topics. The choice has been made not to recast King TChalla. Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest adventures, workouts, destinations, and more. Jump to Latest Follow . [15] However, it was still unclear how the story would continue where did TChalla go? Those bears that you all are seeing are just black bears in another color phase. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WAPT-TV. There are fifteen subspecies of cougars in North America, one of which is the FLORIDA PANTHER, otherwise known as felis concolor coryi. Black labradors are more likely They gave "a few good men" permits for the next week or 2 to hunt them with spotlights at night. The sighting Wednesday of an enormous cat roaming a field in northern Mississippi has local residents on the lookout and perhaps a bit on edge. On: July 7, 2022. Posts: 605, YES SIRAND OUR GAME WARDENS SAY THE SAME THING. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. The film was based on a book of the same name. The deer was aged at 5 years old and its antlers were large when compared to its body, but it weighed 117pounds which is half the weight of some of the bucks harvested on their land. Posts: 28. As for the panther coming in the color black, well, to put it bluntly, there is no such animal native to the United States. "People will see a black panther by a bridge and I go down there and find otter tracks.". Neither has there been, as is the case with bears, any instance of a road-killed or illegally shot panther in the state in recent years. Audio recording of T. R. M. Howard's eulogy at the memorial service for Medgar Evers, June 15, 1963, Jackson, Mississippi. [60], The film Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), directed by Rob Reiner, explores the 1994 trial of De La Beckwith in which prosecutor DeLaughter of the Hinds County District Attorney's office secured a conviction in state court. In the weeks before Evers was killed, he encountered new levels of hostility. It was a large black cat. And I decided, you know, I think Im pretty sure what I saw was a big cat.. On May 28, 1963, a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the carport of his home. game wardens say its a myth, Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged, Registered: Jun 2003 Nina Simone wrote and sang "Mississippi Goddam" about the Evers case. 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