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Colin Kaepernick Reveals Mario Woods Shooting Helped Lead to His Activism

In a new interview with Paper magazine, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick revealed the incident that helped spark his activism against police brutality and racism.

According to Paper, Kaepernick and his partner, Nessa, devised a plan that led to his Know Your Rights Camp about 10 months before he started kneeling in protest.

"The discussion happened shortly after the execution of Mario Woods," Kaepernick told Paper.

The 26-year-old Woods was killed December 2, 2015 by five San Francisco police officers, who opened fired and struck him with at least 21 bullets.