There’s a quote often attributed to Winston Churchill that he probably never said, but over the last few weeks has been in my head constantly:
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — once all other options have been exhausted.”
Colin Kaepernick started taking a knee during the National Anthem almost five years ago. This week, the 49ers started flying a Black Lives Matter flag above Levi’s Stadium.
It took time and an unspeakable amount of tragedy for the 49ers, the NFL, and the nation to start hearing it, but Kaepernick’s message is breaking through in a big way.