Colin Kaepernick rejects "celebration of white supremacy" on 4th of July in moving message

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been one of leading faces amid ongoing anti-racism movement in United States. civil rights activist, who exited NFL in 2017 after his controversial protests throughout 2016 season, issued a strong statement on 4th of July.

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Colin Kaepernick 4th of July mess

former NFL star rejected idea of celebrating America's independence, slamming idea of 'celebration of white supremacy'. quarterback took to Twitter to share his mess on 4th of July, drawing attention to more pressing concerns of racial injustice against African-Americans. Colin Kaepernick highlighted  'criminalisation, dehumanisation, brutalisation' of mirity community for centuries in rth American nation and demanded "liberation for all". 

Colin Kaepernick 4th of July mess was accompanied by a video of actor James Earl Jones reciting Frederick Douglass' rewned speech 'What to Slave Is 4th of July?' A series of shocking events in dark racial history of America was shown in foot. 

As mentioned above, Colin Kaepernick garnered national attention for his protests during 2016 NFL season. quarterback opted against standing during national anm as a sign of protests against racial injustice and police brutality in US. While he has been away from NFL for three years w, recent Black Lives Matter movement following death of George Floyd has brought his 'Take a Knee' protest back in contention. 

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Colin Kaepernick was among numerous athletes to voice his opinion on recent protests. He even started a fund to raise money for legal representation of protesters arrested in Minneapolis through his Kw Your Rights Camp. 

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As per reports, more than 15 million people have participated in Black Lives Matter movement, which is widely recognised as one of biggest civil rights movement in recent history. NFL has taken a pro-active stance in dealing with racism within league. Roger Goodell released a video mess last month where he admitted that league was wrong t to listen to players about racism. Goodell even said he is encouraging teams to sign Colin Kaepernick. 

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