Redskins Persuasive Speech

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You know, 6th graders,the use of the team names Redskins and how offensive to native americans it is, is very interesting!

I know that the name redskins can and is very offensive to native americans. I also know that some states, like california, are trying to and have already banned the name redskins for teams and high schools and things like that. The washington redskins are in court trying to keep the team name and not have to think about different names. Also the Washington Redskins are trying to keep their name because it has been that threw out the whole Washington’s franchise.
I wonder if the team name will get banned around the United States and especially in Washington. I also wonder why it is getting banned around the

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