Athletes vs. Injustice | Full Report

Episode 1 | 11m 51s | Video has closed captioning.

When N.F.L. players starting with Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police mistreatment of African-Americans, their actions ignited an uproar over injecting politics onto the playing field. Their protest had surprising ties to the silent black-power salute by two sprinters at the 1968 Olympics.

Aired: 10/07/19