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    The courage to kneel

    by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency Sep 28, 2017 3 minutes

    Kneel, touch the earth.

    "Oh say can you see . . . "

    The anthem starts. I can feel the courage . . . of Colin Kaepernick, the (then) San Francisco 49ers quarterback who refused to stand for the national war hymn, not when one of the wars was directed at Americans of color. Occupying the public spotlight that he did, Kaepernick risked -- and received -- widespread condemnation. Rabid fans burned replicas of his jersey. I'm sure as he knelt that first time,

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