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The Washington Redskins name controversy involved the name and logo previously used by the Washington Commanders, a National Football League (NFL) franchise located in the Washington metropolitan area.
Founded the team in 1932 as the Boston Braves. Renamed them the Redskins the following year and relocated the franchise to Washington D.C. in 1937. Last owner in the NFL to integrate black players, refusing to do so until 1962 amid pressure from the U.S. government. Oversaw NFL Championships in 1937 and 1942.
In a recently “discovered” Associated Press story of July 5, 1933, owner George Preston Marshall of the National Football League’s Boston franchise is quoted as saying that he was changing the team’s name from “Braves” to “Redskins” to avoid confusion with Boston’s baseball Braves.
Two decades later, a Washington Post poll conducted in 2016 concluded that 90% of the 504 self-identified Native Americans asked were “not bothered” by the team using the name Redskins.
1971: The first controversy over the Washington's team name arises as it is called a slur against Indigenous Americans by critics. The name was compared to other racist slurs of African...
In fact, it wasn’t even always located in Washington. This team was born as the Boston Braves in 1932 but his name was called to Boston Redskins next season. It wasn’t until 1936 that they moved to the nation’s capital. The team was originally named Boston Braves because they played on Braves Field.
The origin of the word “redskin” has long been disputed by linguists, Native American activists who consider it a slur, and those who insist that the name of Washington’s football team honors...
Goddard found that the first use of the word "redskin" came in 1769, in negotiations between the Piankashaws and Col. John Wilkins. Throughout the 1800s, the word was frequently used by Native...
In 1972, a delegation of Native American leaders met with Redskins President Edward Bennett Williams and asked him to change the name. He didn't do that, but the lyrics were soon changed to...
1933: George Preston Marshall renames his team the Redskins. Then-owner Marshall changed his Boston-based team’s name from Braves to Redskins, telling reporters the move was made to avoid...