A 'Showdown' That Changed Football's Racial History : NPR - discu.eu

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TIL the Washington Redskins were the last team to desegregate in the NFL. They only did because JFK instructed his interior secretary, Stewart Udall (the landlord of the stadium where the 'Skins had moved), to kick them out if they didn't sign a black player. http://www.npr.org/2011/09/04/140066378/a-showdown-that-changed-footballs-racial-history 131 comments 6/5/2014 nfl

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When Slang Becomes a Slur - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/a-linguist-on-why-redskin-is-racist-patent-overturned/373198/ 29 comments

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