Photos: Redskins' nickname draws throng of protesters to Metrodome
American Indians and their supporters gather outside the Metrodome to protest the Washington Redskins' name, prior to the game between the team and the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Minneapolis.
AP Photo/Jim Mone
Before Thursday night's Vikings-Redskins game, a throng of American Indians and their supporters turned out to protest in front of the Metrodome, calling the DC team's nickname racist and disrespectful, and demanding that it be changed.
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