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The executive board of the nation's leading organization of scholars of U.S. history approved a resolution in April 2015: "The Organization of American Historians hereby adds its voice to the growing demands by Native American organizations, our sister disciplines, and conscientious people of all ethnic backgrounds, to change the name and logo ...
Richard Sherman, a player for the Seattle Seahawks, spoke out against the Redskins name saying "he wishes the NBA's Donald Sterling controversy would have been a catalyst to reignite the conversation over Washington's controversial team name." [208] Former quarterback Sonny Sixkiller (Cherokee): "Redskins name is racist to me." [209]
The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1] In 2020 , the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022 . [ 1 ]
After a years-long battle to jettison the widely attacked “Redskins” name from Washington’s NFL team, a Republican senator is battling to revive the old logo featuring a depiction of a ...
Apr. 24—There are two sides to change. One side represents the headstrong winds of progression, while the other is at the tail end of a long-established past viewed through a modern lens.
A new study has found opposition to the Washington Redskins' name is more widespread than previously reported. Here's why that could be significant.
The team shed the Redskins name in 2020 amidst a summer of racial protests following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers.
After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another franchise record by sending eight players to the Pro Bowl. [56] The 1991 Washington Redskins are widely considered one of the best teams in NFL history. [61] In 1992, the Redskins reached the playoffs as a wild-card team, but lost in the Divisional playoffs to the 49ers, 20–13.