Quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn't the first athlete to make a political protest when the spotlight is on him. John Carlos and Tommie Smith famously raised a black power salute as they received their medals in the 1968 Olympics; Muhammad Ali sacrificed his heavyweight title to protest the Vietnam War. Kaepernick, who has been refusing to stand for the National Anthem before San Francisco 49ers games, hasn't suffered repercussions as serious as those who came before him, but he has been strongly [...]
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