The Washington Redskins are a professional football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). Established in 1932 as the Boston Braves, the team changed its name to the ‘Redskins’ the following year, and moved to Washington D.C. in 1937. In July 2020, following increasing pressure from fans and sponsors, the Washington Redskins announced that they would change their name as the term 'Redskins' was seen as disrespectful toward Native Americans and other people of color. During a July 2020 survey in the United States, 31 percent of Millennials agreed that the franchise was right in changing its name, while 47 percent of Millennials disagreed with the decision.
Public opinion on the Washington Redskins changing their name in the United States as of July 2020, by generation
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Morning Consult. (July 13, 2020). Public opinion on the Washington Redskins changing their name in the United States as of July 2020, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134083/washington-redskins-name-change/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on the Washington Redskins changing their name in the United States as of July 2020, by generation." Chart. July 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134083/washington-redskins-name-change/
Morning Consult. (2020). Public opinion on the Washington Redskins changing their name in the United States as of July 2020, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134083/washington-redskins-name-change/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on The Washington Redskins Changing Their Name in The United States as of July 2020, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134083/washington-redskins-name-change/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on the Washington Redskins changing their name in the United States as of July 2020, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134083/washington-redskins-name-change/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Public opinion on the Washington Redskins changing their name in the United States as of July 2020, by generation [Graph], Morning Consult, July 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134083/washington-redskins-name-change/
