On Thursday, October 30, 2014, all students are invited to join Professor J. Gordon Hylton as he presents "Rethinking the Redskins after the Recent PTO Ruling that the Name is Disparaging." Professor Hylton's discussion will begin at 1 pm in room 433. Lunch will be provided to all who attend.
PTO decision cancelling Redskins Mark, June 18, 2014
Why Did the Washington Redskins Choose the Name “Redskins” in the First Place, Rather than Some Other Native American Name? (Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014)
Why the Redskins Are Called the Redskins (Friday, May 30th, 2014)
Redskins and Hog Rinds–Trademark Denied (Saturday, January 11th, 2014)
Why Is the Word “Redskin” so Offensive? (Sunday, December 1st, 2013)
J. Gordon Hylton, Before the Redskins Were the Redskins: The Use of Native American Team Names in the Formative Era of American Sports, 1857-1933, 86 N.D. L. Rev. 879 (2010) (published 2012)
The Native American Mascot Issue Will Just Not Go Away (Monday, March 22nd, 2010)
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