Summary
The NFL player named in Matthew Abraham’s chapter, in the spelling printed there, as the most visible example of Black athletes who took a knee during the playing of the national anthem at National Football League games (Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles, PDF p.8 / printed p.84). The spelling “Kapernick” is the only spelling the chapter gives and is held here as printed.
Details
- Russell Rickford’s “Free Palestine” chant was made at a Cornell knee-in protest to honor Black athletes who took a knee, Kapernick being the most visible example (PDF p.8 / printed p.84).
- Abraham writes that NFL players such as Kapernick believe it is the responsibility of Black athletes to not acknowledge the national anthem by taking a knee, which led to a showdown between professional athletes and President Donald Trump (PDF p.9 / printed p.85).
Related pages
Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles, Russell Rickford, Donald Trump, Black Lives Matter