On The Shoulders Of Giants

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide conversation about patriotism and police brutality. Black athletes using their platform to protest injustice has long been a tradition in American history. In this episode we tap in our friends at Throughline to explore three stories of protest that are rarely told but essential to understanding the current debate: the heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson, the sprinter Wilma Rudolph, and the basketball player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

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0:00.0	This is Code Switch, I'm Sheeran Marisol Maraji.
0:03.8	And I'm Gene Demby, we're in the same room once.
0:05.5	Yes, we are, you're right across from me, we're at NPR West.
0:08.4	Beautiful, LA.
0:10.1	Is gorgeous.
0:11.1	Ah.
0:12.1	Sorry.
0:14.1	All right, y'all.
0:17.3	So if you're like us, you were probably a little thrown by the news around Colin
0:21.0	Capronick from just a couple weeks ago.
0:22.7	Colin Capronick's legal battle with the NFL is over.
0:25.8	The former 49ers quarterback has signed a confidential agreement with the NFL.
0:30.6	All right, some basic info in case you don't know it, but I know you do, but just in case.
0:35.1	Colin Capronick is the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
0:38.9	He almost brought that team to a Super Bowl win in 2013.
0:43.1	Capronick to Vernon Davis right there to the Ravens 31 yard line.
0:46.3	Beyonce was the half time show.
0:48.0	Baby, it's you.
0:50.0	Come on, baby, it's you.
0:53.0	The only time I ever watched the Super Bowl.
0:56.4	Anyway, three years later, that same Colin Capronick started
0:59.9	protesting police violence against black people first by sitting during the national
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