The Kaepernick Effect by Dave Zirin - 9781620977859

The New Press

The Kaepernick EffectTaking a Knee, Changing the World\nAuthor(s): Dave Zirin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The New Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: The New Press\nISBN-13: 9781620977859, 978-1620977859\nSynopsis\nRiveting and inspiring first-person stories of how taking a knee triggered a political awakening among athletes of all ages and levels, from the celebrated sportswriter \n\nWith profiles of courage that leap of the page, Zirin uncovers a whole national movement of citizen-athletes fighting for racial justice. \nIbram X. Kendi, National Book Awardwinning author of Stamped from the Beginning\n\nHailed by Publishers Weekly in a starred review as an enthralling look at the impact of peaceful protest by sports figures at the high school, college, and professional levels, The Kaepernick Effect explores the story of how quarterback Colin Kaepernicks simple act of taking a knee spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent public symbol of resistance to .