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Colin Kaepernick’s Protest
Colin Kaepernick played as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2016. He created a stir during the pre-season in 2016 by sitting and kneeling when the national anthem was played. He justified his action as a means to oppose police brutality as well as racial inequality.
Although his form of protest inspired various athletes to make gestures in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, no team offered Kaepernick a contract in 2017 and he even filed a grievance against the NFL.
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