Today, we learn how 50 years before Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest racial injustice, Oakland's Bill Russell took a stand against Jim Crow. We’ll hear from author David Steele about his latest book, on the long history of activism by athletes in major sports. Then we revisit a San Francisco musical tradition. And, we’ll listen to a reading from Berkeley author Monica Wesolowska. With local music from The Ironsides.
Athletic Activism / Flower Piano / New Arrivals: Monica Wesolowska
![David Steele, author of, "It Was Always A Choice."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0dfc175/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2365+0+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F41%2F66dbfb364d22a83226401612f75b%2Fdsc00022use.jpg)
David Steele