The Smithsonian opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 24, 2016, and in the next year or two, it is expected to include some San Francisco 49ers memorabilia in its sports display.
49ers psychologist, and noted sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards told USA Today reporter Jarrett Bell that he sent along some items of Colin Kaepernick’s to put on display.
“I said, ‘Don’t wait 50 years to try to get some memorabilia and so forth on Kaepernick,’ ” Edwards told USA TODAY Sports. “ ‘Let me give you a game jersey, some shoes, a picture … And it should be put right there alongside Muhammad Ali.