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Column "Spiders to Meet Redmen Tomorrow in Important Conference Affair"
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Title
Column "Spiders to Meet Redmen Tomorrow in Important Conference Affair"
Description
This column published in The Collegian on May 3, 1929, is an announcement for a baseball game against William & Mary. The William & Mary team is referred to as the "Redmen." During this time, William & Mary's official mascot was the "Indian." Today, terms such as "Redmen," "Redskin," "Indian," etc. are widely recognized as offensive.
Source
"Spiders to Meet Redmen Tomorrow in Important Conference Affair." The Richmond Collegian XV, no. 27. (May 3, 1929): 4. http://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19290503.2.35&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
Publisher
The Collegian, University of Richmond
Date
1929-05-03
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
RichmondCollegianXV.27.4-19290503.jpg
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Student Contributor
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Citation
“Column "Spiders to Meet Redmen Tomorrow in Important Conference Affair",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed December 14, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/1827.