San Francisco 49ers Protest (2016)

Three of the San Francisco 49ers football team kneeling (right knee on ground, arms balanced on left knee) during the pregame performance of the national anthem, as their teammates, coaches, and staff stand, some with hats or hands on their left breast, behind them. The three Black men kneeling are wearing the 49ers uniform of red jerseys, gold pants (with red-white-red stripes along the leg), and either red or white socks.

Eli Harold #58, Colin Kaepernick #7, and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel for the anthem prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi Stadium on October 23, 2016, in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Michael Zagaris / San Francisco 49ers / Getty Images)

AP African American Studies Guide

Michael Zagaris, “Eli Harold #58, Colin Kaepernick #7, and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers Kneel for the Anthem” (2016)

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