Originally posted by NYG
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When Jesse Owens dominated the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany, he was a proud black man representing USA
When Joe Louis defeated German Max Schmeling that was very symbolic from a country perspective
Muhammad Ali protesting the Vietnam War. Was he right or wrong looking back? Many say he was right, especially when you consider the lies around the Gulf of Tonkin
Ali even did 5 years in prison for the protest
Now we have Kaepernick
So you see African Americans have used sports as a platform to protest injustices and as Patriots as symbologies to show how much they love this country for almost the last 100 years. Now all of a sudden we're talking about "work hours" and firing people?
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