'It's derogatory': one man's four-decade fight against his town's Native 'mascot' | Illinois
Last modified on Sun 9 May 2021 08.04 EDT On a recent Friday evening, the teenage daughter of the then mayor-elect of Morris, Illinois, about 60 miles south-west of Chicago, led her high schoolâs marching band on to the football field wearing a headdress, face paint and clothes resembling Native regalia. As the band played the âwar cryâ for the pre-game event, the student, with her reddish blond hair in braids, stood in a wide stance in the middle of the field with her arms crossed. It was a familiar scene for Morris Community high school, a school of about 850 students, none o...
Source: theguardian.com