Colin Kaepernick's Silent Anthem: The Birth of a Movement

Colin Kaepernick's 2016 protest during the US national anthem sparked a movement. Amid racial tensions and police violence against Black Americans, the NFL quarterback sat during the anthem before a preseason game. When asked, he explained his refusal to stand as a protest against racial oppression. This act, rooted in the Black Lives Matter movement, would soon evolve into kneeling and ignite widespread debate and activism.