Summary Of In The Land Of The Free

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“In the ‘land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem? ,written by Jaweed Kaleem, it tells the reader about the recent activity of some African American athletes, including Colin Kaepernick.The article goes through interviews and statements from other athletes and even presidential candidate Donald Trump. Some are in support others are not. It then goes on to talk about the National Anthem and patriotism in athletics and hows its changed. The incident of “police brutality” are mentioned.The article then goes back and talks about how it may affect Kaepernick's career. His decision is quite disrespectful. Kaepernick is disrespecting a flag that thousand of men and women fight for everyday. Even fellow NFL player Drew Brees

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