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Photos: Redskins' nickname draws throng of protesters to Metrodome

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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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Angelique Vazquez, of Leech Lake, protests the Redskins' nickname outside the Metrodome.
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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
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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