NPR: amherst https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=464478339 amherst en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 02 May 2026 13:52:11 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: amherst https://www.npr.org/tags/464478339/amherst Amherst College Drops Mascot Criticized As Offensive Amherst will not use the unofficial symbol "Lord Jeff," which is based on an English general who advocated giving Native Americans blankets infected with smallpox. Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:27:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/26/464472457/amherst-college-drops-mascot-criticized-as-offensive https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/26/464472457/amherst-college-drops-mascot-criticized-as-offensive

Amherst will not use the unofficial symbol "Lord Jeff," which is based on an English general who advocated giving Native Americans blankets infected with smallpox.

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