When I was fighting for civil rights,the backlash was intense. Black protest always upsets majority opinionThe backlash against Colin Kaepernick – and all of his colleagues who are refusing to stand for the national anthem – is growing. His protest against racism and police brutality is being widely panned as unpatriotic, and some believe gone as far as to call him a traitor. I would say the backlash is puzzling, and except it’s not. I believe long recognized that this is a common response to black protest – one I witnessed as far back as the civil rights movement. Related: Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest is fundamentally American | Ijeoma Oluo Continue reading...
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