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49ers: Analyzing Colin Kaepernick’s Protest of the National Anthem

Unless you’re stuck in the age before technology, or your television is at the bottom of your pool, you’ve heard plenty about the national anthem protest set forth by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” – Colin Kaepernick

Is Kaepernick wrong for making the decision to sit during the playing of the national anthem before last weeks game?