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April 28, 2021 | 5:03 PM
WAKEFIELD, Mass. (AP) Residents of a Boston suburb have voted to keep the high school’s Native American mascot and logo.
Wakefield voters on Tuesday supported keeping the school’s Warrior mascot and the accompanying image of a man wearing a feathered head dress by a 2,911 to 2,337 vote, according to the town’s unofficial results.
The nonbinding ballot question had sharply divided the town of some 27,000 residents north of Boston.
Some viewed the mascot as a source of pride while others deemed it racist and derogatory,
The Boston Globe reported. Native American groups also urged the town to retire the mascot, as other Massachusetts communities have done.
Wakefield residents vote to keep school’s Native American logo
Nicole Calabrese holds a sign outside her home in Wakefield, April 7, calling for the elimination of Native American imagery from the Wakefield school’s logo. Voters on Tuesday supported keeping the school’s Warrior mascot by a vote of 2,911 to 2,337, according to the town’s unofficial results. The Boston Globe via AP/FILE
Published: 4/28/2021 8:53:20 PM
WAKEFIELD (AP) Residents of a Boston suburb have voted to keep the high school’s Native American mascot and logo.
Wakefield voters on Tuesday supported keeping the school’s Warrior mascot and the accompanying image of a man wearing a feathered head dress by a 2,911 to 2,337 vote, according to the town’s unofficial results.