{"product_id":"the-kaepernick-effect-9781620976753","title":"The Kaepernick Effect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRiveting and inspiring first-person stories of how “taking a knee” triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Kaepernick Effect\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that Colin Kaepernick’s story is bigger than one athlete. With profiles of courage that leap off the page, Zirin uncovers a whole national movement of citizen-athletes fighting for racial justice.” —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning author of \u003cem\u003eStamped from the Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick’s simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America’s persistent racial inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed sports journalist and author of \u003cem\u003eA People’s History of Sports in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, \u003cem\u003eThe Kaepernick Effect\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Zirin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283793522939,"sku":"9781620976753","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_263eeb66-d5b7-4906-b9dd-db1d5ae2db99.jpg?v=1771411908","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-kaepernick-effect-9781620976753","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}