{"product_id":"the-kaepernick-effect-taking-a-knee-changing-the-world-hardcover","title":"The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \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 \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 \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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eUTNE Reader\u003c\/em\u003e's \"50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,\" \u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSLAM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/em\u003e. His many books include \u003cem\u003eA People's History of Sports in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGame Over\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBad Sports\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Kaepernick Effect\u003c\/em\u003e (all published by The New Press). Host of Sirius XM's popular weekly show \u003cem\u003eEdge of Sports Radio\u003c\/em\u003e and a regular guest on MSNBC, CNN, and ESPN, he lives near Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.58 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768007295264,"sku":"9781620976753","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47e2ef5d0f55d796b081b6ae722bfd81.webp?v=1780322558","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-kaepernick-effect-taking-a-knee-changing-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}