The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World

by Dave Zirin

Book Overview

Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620976757
• ISBN13: 9781620976753
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"