WASHINGTON -- Civil rights groups sent a letter to media organizations today asking that they not use the Washington Redskins' name as the team plays the New York Giants on Thanksgiving, arguing they should respect a day symbolizing unity between Native Americans and Americans descended from immigrants.
"We are asking that you honor the spirit of the holiday by pledging to refrain from using the Washington team’s R-word name in your coverage of the game," said the letter signed by Change the Mascot, NAACP, National Urban League, Advancement Project, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Demos, PICO National Network, Race Forward, UnidosUS, National Congress of American Indians, and Oneida Indian Nation.
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