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Posted inStatewide

How white power changed Herbie Husker

by Jordan PascaleJanuary 28, 2022February 24, 2022

For nearly 50 years, fans have loved the burly Husker mascot who wears blue overalls, sports a big red cowboy hat and keeps an ear of corn in his pocket. The depiction of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed farmer with a barrel chest and chiseled chin is, for many Nebraskans, a representation of the state itself. For […]

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