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Inside Colin Kaepernick's Fight for Racial Justice: How He's Gone Beyond Just Taking a Knee

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Black Lives Matter. Since 2016, Kaepernick has gone from a star quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers to a free agent and a polarizing but heroic figure wholly committed to social justice, even if it means risking his NFL dreams.

Existing between the worlds of activism and athleticism has never been an easy feat for Black athletes, but the history of defying the status quo is nothing new.

Muhammad Ali, Paul Robeson, Wilma Rudolph, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommy Smith, John Carlos, and many more, pioneered the political outspokenness among athletes that continues today.

Despite being an NFL free agent, Kaepernick has every intent of returning to the league, while continuing his work beyond football.

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