The Kaepernick effect : taking a knee, changing the world / Dave Zirin.
In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By "taking a knee," Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire through American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author Dave Zirin chronicles "the Kaepernick effect" for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars, and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field.
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- ISBN: 9781620976753 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1620976757 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xiv, 219 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, [2021]
- Copyright: 2021
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Introduction -- High school -- College -- The pros -- Epilogue. |
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Subject: | Kaepernick, Colin, 1987- > Influence. Sports > Social aspects > United States. Police brutality > United States. Social justice > United States. Athletes > United States > Interviews. |
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