Colin Kaepernick

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• 8/6/19
  

  Please stop saying the past is in the past. It isn’t.

  by Perry Greene

  Nike dropped its Air Max USA 1 shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick worried that the “Betsy Ross” flag design harkens back to an era of black slavery and has been used by white nationalist groups. 

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  7/2/2019
  

  Is the Betsy Ross Flag Racist? Meaning, History and Symbolism Behind U.S.A.'s 13-Star Flag

  An American flag featuring a 13-star circle was at the epicenter of controversy after Nike decided to stop the release of a sneaker featuring the symbol.

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  7/1/2019
  

  Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes

  Sneaker maker pulls Independence Day-themed shoe after NFL star raised concerns about symbolism

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• SOURCE: The Digital Press
  Accessed 2/21/19
  

  Protesting on Bended Knee: Race, Dissent and Patriotism in 21st Century America

  by Eric Burin

  This digital book is available for free download!

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• 10/28/18
  

  Would Frederick Douglass Take a Knee?

  by Roy E. Finkenbine

  What the answer to that question should tell us.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  10-5-18
  

  Conservatives’ self-delusion on race

  by Joshua Tait

  How the right created the illusion of colorblindness.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  9-14-18
  

  Battles over patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance in schools span a century

  by Randall Curren and Charles Dorn

  Seventy-five years ago, at the height of America’s involvement in World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette that guaranteed public school students’ right to refuse to stand in patriotic salute.

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• 9/23/18
  

  What’s Ironic About Trump’s Evangelical Support for His Campaign Against Kneeling Football Players

  by Emma Long

  In the 1950s, evangelicals defended the right of individuals to refuse to participate in an otherwise mandatory event on the grounds of their belief.

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  5-23-18
  

  The NFL Told Teams to Stand During the National Anthem in the 1960s

  Here's how one player protested.

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• SOURCE: Slate
  1-2-18
  

  The Forgotten Origins of Politics in Sports

  by Kenneth Cohen

  Black athletes didn’t “politicize” American sports. They’ve been a battleground from the very beginning.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  11-22-17
  

  Colin Kaepernick and the Legacy of the Negro National Anthem

  by Brent Staples

  The truth is that the maxims about freedom implied in the song describe a condition the country has yet to achieve. People who confront that reality by kneeling prayerfully on the football field are often more determinedly patriotic than those who reflexively stand.

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• 10-15-17
  

  How Should We Judge Unconventional Patriotic Citizens Like Snowden or Kaepernick?

  by Fred Zilian

  Here are five ways.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  9-25-17
  

  National Anthem Protests by Black Athletes Have a Long History

  The protests by African-American athletes date back decades, often angering mostly white fans and officials.

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• 10-8-17
  

  What Citizenship Means Keeps Changing 

  by Fred Zilian

  Some of us just want red, white and blue patriots.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  9-24-17
  

  Before Trump vs. the NFL, there was Jackie Robinson vs. JFK

  Jackie Robinson, the hero who integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, spoke out loudly for civil rights and challenged President John F. Kennedy to stop dithering on black equality. Unlike Trump, JFK sought to understand Robinson’s complaints.

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• 10-1-17
  

  Citizenship in America Today: What It Means in the Age of Edward Snowden, Colin Kaepernick, and Donald Trump

  by Fred Zilian

  Who's a hero now?

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• SOURCE: CNN
  8-31-16
  

  'Star-Spangled Banner' critics miss the point

  by Mark Clague

  "The Star-Spangled Banner" in no way glorifies or celebrates slavery.