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Who Is Colin Kaepernick?
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Who Is Colin Kaepernick?
Learn about the inspiring life and career of professional football player and activist Colin Kaepernick in the new Who HQ Now format featuring newsmakers and trending topics.
On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He wanted to make a statement about the oppression of people of color in the United States after he had spent a summer speaking out against police brutality. After playing professional football for six seasons, that would become Colin Kaepernick's last season in the NFL, but he would go on to become one of the most prominent activists of today. Colin believed that speaking out against racism was far bigger than football, and other athletes agreed with him. Today, hundreds of athletes — from high schools to professional teams — still kneel during the national anthem to protest the treatment of people of color in America. 
 
Discover more about Colin Kaepernick's story in this addition to the New York Times bestselling series.
Learn about the inspiring life and career of professional football player and activist Colin Kaepernick in the new Who HQ Now format featuring newsmakers and trending topics.
On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He wanted to make a statement about the oppression of people of color in the United States after he had spent a summer speaking out against police brutality. After playing professional football for six seasons, that would become Colin Kaepernick's last season in the NFL, but he would go on to become one of the most prominent activists of today. Colin believed that speaking out against racism was far bigger than football, and other athletes agreed with him. Today, hundreds of athletes — from high schools to professional teams — still kneel during the national anthem to protest the treatment of people of color in America. 
 
Discover more about Colin Kaepernick's story in this addition to the New York Times bestselling series.
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    As the United States national anthem began playing on August 14, 2016, professional football player Colin Kaepernick remained seated on the bench while his teammates stood and placed their hands over their hearts.
     
    Although it is tradition, it’s not a requirement to play the national anthem before sporting events. Playing it has long been considered a way for United States citizens to show their respect and love for their country. However, Colin Kaepernick didn’t feel much love or respect for his country in that moment. A month earlier, two Black men—-Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—-had been unfairly targeted and killed by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana. And no officers were ever found guilty of committing a crime.
     
    Colin refused to stand for the pregame playing of the national anthem again on August 20 for the same reason. However, no one noticed Colin sitting out because he wasn’t wearing his football uniform. He had been injured and wasn’t going to play in the first two preseason games.
     
    Things changed on August 26, 2016. Colin was due to play for the first time that season against the Green Bay Packers and had suited up in his game jersey. While the anthem played, Colin sat on the bench. A reporter named Jennifer Lee Chan tweeted out a photo of the football field during the anthem. Twitter users noticed Colin Kaepernick sitting on the bench. During the game, social media users all over the country wondered why Colin remained seated. After the game, Colin told reporters that he remained seated “to protest the injustices that are happening in America.”
     
    Two days later, Colin gave more details during another interview with the press, where he explained that his protest was about giving a voice to people who weren’t being heard. He said people were dying because the United States wasn’t keeping their promise to provide freedom, justice, and liberty to all, citing the experiences of Black people. He told the media—-and the world—-that until he saw change, he would not stand up for the national anthem.
     
    Many people became angry with Colin’s decision to sit out during the national anthem. They felt like Colin was disrespecting the American flag, the country, and the soldiers who fought for the country and the American people.
     
    Colin said this wasn’t true. He said that he respected the American soldiers.
     
    Colin ended his speech by saying he wouldn’t stop protesting until police brutality ends. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color.”
     
    On August 30, Nate Boyer, a former soldier from the Green Beret unit of the United States Army, wrote Colin Kaepernick an open letter—a letter that is not private but available for the public to read as well. In Nate’s letter, he told Colin that although he was initially upset when the San Francisco 49ers quarterback sat during the anthem, he is now trying to listen and understand. In a later meeting with Colin, Nate offered a better way to protest, without disrespecting the soldiers. He said that soldiers take a knee in front of their fallen brothers’ graves to show respect. Colin agreed to compromise and protest this way.
     
    In the final preseason game on September 1, 2016, Colin suited up in his football uniform to play against the San Diego Chargers. Colin Kaepernick, along with his teammate defensive back Eric Reid, took a knee while the national anthem...
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    September 1, 2022
    Grades 3-7 The Who Was series began with four biographies published in 2002. Now part of the Who HQ series (6 new titles) (including What Was? and other subsets), it's still going strong. These recent volumes present a variety of topics, but they share the same kid-friendly look, with quirky, inviting cover art, wide-spaced lines of text, and attractive, black-and-white line drawings. The nonfiction narrative is simply written, straightforward, and well paced, while illustrated sidebars fill in relevant historical information. Who Is Colin Kaepernick? tells of an adopted child who became an NFL quarterback; it then clarifies why he knelt during the National Anthem and tells how his symbolic action challenged others. Highly popular with young readers, this informative series takes on some challenging topics and presents them in a responsible, very readable way.

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