Human Rights

Almost 50 years before Kaepernick's protest, one NFL player made a similar statement

“My view was that nobody’s gonna tell me whether I should salute the flag,” David Meggyesy says. “It’s my decision.”
His decision was made nearly 50 years ago, only a short time after Americans John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists during the national anthem at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
“I stood on the sideline with my helmet in front of me and my head bowed,” says Meggyesy, now 75. “My thought was, I was too chicken to raise my fist in the air.”

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Touch of gold

De Varona returned to ABC in 2002. “She wasn’t fighting for her rights, she was fighting for our rights,” said Lieberman, who does color commentary on Oklahoma City Thunder telecasts. “Donna opened the door for the rest of us.”

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