Ahead of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Cleveland Indians announced that the team would henceforth be known as the Cleveland Guardians. This move came as a result of increasing pressure from fans and sponsor to replace the original Native American-based name. During a July 2021 survey in the United States, 56 percent of Black respondents approved of the franchise's decision to change its name following the current season, while this figure fell to 33 percent among white respondents.
Public opinion on the Cleveland Indians changing their name in the United States as of July 2021, by ethnicity
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Morning Consult. (July 26, 2021). Public opinion on the Cleveland Indians changing their name in the United States as of July 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253757/cleveland-indians-changing-name-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on the Cleveland Indians changing their name in the United States as of July 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253757/cleveland-indians-changing-name-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. (2021). Public opinion on the Cleveland Indians changing their name in the United States as of July 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253757/cleveland-indians-changing-name-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on The Cleveland Indians Changing Their Name in The United States as of July 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253757/cleveland-indians-changing-name-ethnicity/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on the Cleveland Indians changing their name in the United States as of July 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253757/cleveland-indians-changing-name-ethnicity/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Public opinion on the Cleveland Indians changing their name in the United States as of July 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, July 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253757/cleveland-indians-changing-name-ethnicity/
