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Kayenta resident Amanda Blackhorse began her fight against the Washington Redskins and what she considers its racist name in 2006. Opponents of the name won a victory last month, when the U.S. Patent and Trade Office agreed the name is disparaging. Photo/Amanda Blackhorse

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WASHINGTON - Amanda Blackhorse said things have changed since a 2005 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins, when she and other protesters faced fans' verbal abuse for having the audacity to suggest that the teams' names were racist.

By Matthew Seeman July 8, 2014