The National Football League kicks off its regular season this week. This week also marks the sixth season where former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is without a team, still in virtual exile since he took a well-publicized knee on the sideline to protest police brutality. Kaepernick's story is only part of a long history of political activism by athletes, as chronicled in a new book by veteran sportswriter David Steele, entitled, "It Was Always A Choice." KALW's news editor Sunni Khalid spoke with David Steele.
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Athletic Activism: Before Kaepernick and beyond
David Steele
