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Topic: national anthem protest

Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem. (Getty/Thearon W. Henderson)

Trump, Kaepernick and the Super Bowl

Chauncey DeVega
Philadelphia Eagles celebrate after winning the Super Bowl LII (Getty/AP/Salon)

The Eagles vs. "their President"

Chauncey DeVega
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, pauses during a television interview just off the floor as the House prepares to vote on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law that rolls back the federal control in American education and returns authority to the states on how to improves schools and evaluate teachers, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Rep. Pete King alludes to Nazi salute

Taylor Link
Jerry Jones (AP/Ron Jenkins)

Jerry Jones demands players stand

Rachel Leah
Charlie Daniels (AP/Amy Harris)

Charlie Daniels' huge NFL boycott fail

Jennie Neufeld
Baltimore Ravens players kneel during the playing of the U.S. national anthem, Sunday Sept. 24, 2017 (AP/Matt Dunham)

Russian trolls push "BoycottNFL" hashtag

Rachel Leah
(AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

When anthem protests rocked the U.S.A.

Jefferson Morley - Alternet
Jackie Robinson (AP)

Jackie Robinson didn't stand either

Heather Digby Parton
(Shutterstock/Mincemeat)

Why NFL free speech is protected

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump; Colin Kaepernick (Getty/Spencer Platt/AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Don't let Trump steal Kaep's protest

Sophia Tesfaye
Members of the Detroit Lions take a knee during the playing of the national anthem, September 24, 2017 (Getty/Rey Del Rio)

Trump's divisive NFL obsession

Heather Digby Parton
(Getty/Brendan Smialowski)

Who looks like an SOB now?

Chauncey DeVega
(AP/Evan Vucci)

Trump rescinded an NBA team's invitation

Charlie May
(Getty/Mandel Ngan)

Trump wants NFL to fire protesters

Charlie May
Colin Kaepernick (Getty/Scott Cunningham)

Kaepernick's jersey still a huge seller

Leigh C. Anderson
(Getty/Thearon W. Henderson)

History of protests in sports

Taylor Link

Jackson: "honor" Kaepernick

Charlie May
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