Colin Kaepernick

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American football player civil rights activist human quarterback social justice activist

Colin Kaepernick is an American former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist known for kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football player → civil rights activist → human → quarterback → social justice activist →
activismFocus	criminal justice reform → police accountability → racial equality →
adoptedBy	Rick Kaepernick → Teresa Kaepernick →
authored	Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game →
bookSubject	his high school years and activism →
coFounded	Know Your Rights Camp →
collegeAttended	University of Nevada, Reno →
collegeTeam	Nevada Wolf Pack football →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1987-11-03 →
draftedBy	San Francisco 49ers →
ethnicity	African American → white American →
familyName	Kaepernick →
featuredIn	Nike "Just Do It" 30th anniversary campaign →
foundedOrganizationType	youth empowerment initiative →
fullName	Colin Rand Kaepernick →
givenName	Colin →
handedness	right-handed →
height	6 ft 4 in →
highSchool	John H. Pitman High School →
highSchoolLocation	Turlock, California, United States →
jerseyNumber	7 →
knownFor	kneeling during the U.S. national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality →
leaguePlayedIn	National Football League →
ledTeamTo	Super Bowl XLVII appearance →
NFLDebutSeason	2011 →
NFLDebutTeam	San Francisco 49ers →
NFLDraftPickOverall	36 →
NFLDraftRound	2 →
NFLDraftYear	2011 →
occupation	activist → author → professional athlete →
placeOfBirth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States →
playedFor	San Francisco 49ers →
positionPlayed	quarterback →
protestBegan	2016 NFL preseason →
protestForm	kneeling during the national anthem →
protestIssue	police brutality → racial injustice →
religion	Christianity →
sponsoredBy	Nike →
sport	American football →
SuperBowlAppearance	Super Bowl XLVII →
teamDuringProtest	San Francisco 49ers →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ambassador of Conscience Award → Humanitarian Award →	hasRecipient
Colin Kaepernick ("Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game") →	authored
Colin Kaepernick ("Kaepernick") →	familyName
Colin Kaepernick ("Colin Rand Kaepernick") →	fullName
Kappa Alpha Psi →	hasNotableMember
San Francisco 49ers–Seattle Seahawks rivalry →	notableQuarterbacksInvolved
Super Bowl XLVII →	SanFranciscoStartingQuarterback