The Original Freebird- Comfort Colors Tee

Our unique designs are part of what sets Panola Brand apart- always striving for originality. This design is no different. Inspired by the popular myth of Ben Franklin's desire to change America's national bird to the wild turkey, we tied some American lore and humor together to honor our country and the bird we all love.

God bless America & the Wild Turkey 🇺🇸 🦃 

This tee is crafted from 100% ring-spun Comfort Colors cotton, ensuring a soft and comfortable fit.

True to size. 

"The story about Benjamin Franklin wanting the National Bird to be a turkey is just a myth. This false story began due to a letter Franklin wrote to his daughter criticizing the original eagle design for the Great Seal, saying that it looked more like a turkey. In the letter, Franklin wrote that the “Bald Eagle...is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly…[he] is too lazy to fish for himself.”

About the turkey, Franklin wrote that in comparison to the bald eagle, the turkey is “a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original Native of America...He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage , and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with a red coat on.” So, although Benjamin Franklin defended the honor of the turkey against the bald eagle, he did not propose it become one of America’s most important symbols."

-Taken from an article of The Franklin Institute