Research

Tremendous research, opinion writing and interviews are available online and elsewhere on the subject of the Washington’s football team’s name. This site would not have been possible without the exhaustive work of others. 

We encourage other fans looking to continue learning about this subject to check out these authors and publications that we found particularly helpful, inspiring or insightful:

• “Redskins: Racial Slur or Symbol of Success?” by Dr. Bruce Stapleton.  Available everywhere.
• “On Trial: The Washington R*dskins’ Wily Mascot: Coach William “Lone Star” Dietz” by Linda M. Waggoner
• “Why Slate will no longer refer to Washington’s NFL Team as the Redskins” by David Plotz
• “Local Native Americans sound off on Redskins’ name” by Dick Uliano, WTOP
• “The fans’ responsibility to change a team name” Letter to the Editor, Washington Post
• “The Racist Redskins” by Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
• “Report: Redskins’ Name Only Offensive If You Think About What it Means”, The Onion