Marshall mascot debate prompts school community reflection
A fact finding report examines the use of the Redskins nickname at Marshall High School, tracing origins to 1930 and earlier Colonial era usage. It notes intentions to honor Native Americans but acknowledges ongoing negative impacts and urges inclusive, respectful decisions with student input and education.
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Marshall
Redskins
Ongin
Marshall High School
MHS
Ian Stewart
Marshall School Board
Martin Luther King, Jr
Moments in Time History Highlights Jump Through Years
On Jan 23 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell earned a medical degree at Geneva College becoming the first officially recognized female physician in the United States. Other milestones include Victorians reigns, the Cullinan diamond discovery in 1905, the Boy Scouts movement birth in 1908, film censorship moves in 1916, and the 1924 Winter Olympics at Champex Mont Blanc.
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Geneva College
New York
U.S
London School of Medicine For Women
Boy Scouts Movement
England
Robert Baden-Powell
Chamonix
French Alps
Ship of Theseus and Redskins identity in sports history
A philosophy professor riffs on identity over time using Theseus's ship and sports franchises. He argues persistent history, not unchanged parts, anchors a team's identity as the Redskins may endure through name change to Washington Bureaucrats or IRS Agents, with history continuing through players, coaches, and merchandise.
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Theseus
Mediterranean Sea
Redskins
Metropolitan Washington
Boston
Sammy Baugh
Sonny Jurgensen
Charlie Taylor
John Riggins
The
Wizards
Bullets
Baltimore
Earl
Pearl Monroe
John Madden
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Marty Schottenheimer
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland
Washington Senators
Minnesota
Walter Johnson
Texas
Frank Howard
Northern Virginia
Med
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Sammy
Sonny
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Marshall Public Schools
Socialmarketing.org
Eastern Michigan University
William Shelton
Board of
Regents
History Channel
Victora
Pretoria
South Africa
Cullinan
Joseph Asscher
Asscher Diamond Company
Amsterdam
Asscher
National Board of Review
National Board of Censorship
New York State
Board
Calhoun County
Michigan
Bill Kinney
King
Marshall Review
Hometown News & People
Biometrics
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