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Because of Kaepernick, this photo started it all.

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Because of Colin Kaepernick, players from other NFL teams join in the protest of National Anthem’s throughout the United States. This info-gram shows the extent to which members from each NFL team have protested during the 2017 season.

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Because of Kaepernick, NFL ratings decline following his National Anthem protest. In a report from UBS Evidence Lab, the top reason for not watching NFL football games was due to the disapproval of these protests. The Effect of the Anthem Protests has shown to be a decline in audience during the season of these protests. The last graph also shows the effect of President Trump’s tweet on the audience of NFL programs.

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Because of Kaepernick, President Donald Trump responds by tweeting the following tweet. 

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Because of Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem protest, politics have played a huge role in the differing opinions on how NFL should deal with players that protest. According to this chart, Republicans who are aware of the National Anthem protests are more likely to believe that NFL players who kneel during the National Anthem should be fired than their Democratic counterparts. In addition, Democrats are more likely to think that the President should not comment on the players’ decisions to protest than their Republican counterparts.

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Because of Colin Kaepernick, many Military Veterans have come forward to share their opinions on Kaepernick’s National Anthem protests. In this open letter, an American Veteran shares his support for Colin Kaepernick.

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Because of Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protests, a divided America was created: those who support, and those who disagree with Kaepernick. These cartoons depict the growing tensions between the two sides of divided America.

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Because of Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protests, awareness of racial inequality, oppression, and police brutality is spread throughout the United States. This video explains Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the National Anthem.

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Because of Colin Kaepernick’s feature on Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign, Nike has received backlash in the form of destruction, and boycott of their products. Despite this negativity towards Nike, this ad-campaign has earned the sports-brand over $6 Billion. 

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Because of Colin Kaepernick, athletes and coaches all over the United States have taken part in National Anthem protests to create “...a more substantive conversation around race relations and the way people of color are treated.” This spread of National Anthem Protests are known as The Kaepernick Effect.