Speech during the presentation of the new national symbols, October 19, 1978 https://pad.ma/BSI/info.
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”
Source: quoted in Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem, Steve Wyche, Aug 27, 2016, 2016 https://www.nfl.com/news/colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem-0ap3000000691077,
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