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Key Claim: Many sports world's best athletes have stood up for racial inequality.

Evidence: "Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War"; "Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes"

“Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.”

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Claim:Colin kaepernick wasn't the first one to use his sports popularity to protest something

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Claim:Colin kaepernick wasn't the first one to use his sports popularity to protest something

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Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example. In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico

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Claim:  Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.
Evidence:  “At a sports awards show in July, basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.”

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Claim: Athletes are standing up for racial equality and continue to get criticism 

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Claim: Athletes are standing up for racial equality and continue to get criticism 

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Claim: Colin Kaepernick was not the first one to take a stand against racial inequality

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Claim: Colin Kaepernick was not the first one to take a stand against racial inequality

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Evidence:  In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Claim:Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.

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Claim:Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.

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Evidence:  professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Claim : athletes taking a stand has been a recurring situation . Evidence : " We find ourselves at a similar crossroads today, and a growing number of athletes and coaches realize it

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claim- kaepernick was not the first athlete to use his career as a boycott against racial inequality

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Claim:

Athletes that have taken a public stand have brought light on to important social topics.
Evidence:

“At a sports awards show in July, basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.”

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Claim: Kaepernick is protesting against racial inequality, but he is not the only athlete to do so.

Evidence: "At a sports awards show in July, basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved." - Document 2, Paragraph 2

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Claim:
Many sports stars in the 1960s were punished for taking a public stand.
Evidence:
Smith and Carlos were stripped of their Olympic medals. Ali was banished from boxing for years for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War.

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Claim: Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.
Evidence: At a sports event a bunch of famous NBA players[C Anthony, L James, D Wade and C Paul] spoke of taking a stand against racial inequality.

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Famous athletes are leading by example tie after time again

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Famous athletes are leading by example tie after time again

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In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Claim:

Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.
Evidence:

''At a sports awards show in July, basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.''

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Claim: Many sport legends were punished in the 1960's because they were standing out and taking a public stand such as like Ali, Smith & Carlos they were punished/ criticized because they were standing out

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Claim: Many sport legends were punished in the 1960's because they were standing out and taking a public stand such as like Ali, Smith & Carlos they were punished/ criticized because they were standing out

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Evidence: Kaepernick wasn't the first one to stand out there were many more before him like Ali, Smith, and Carlos they took a public stand that got them punished. But Kaepernick took a knee during the anthem in order to let the people/nation know what he is protesting for and why is he standing out but they are not doing anything wrong cause in the 1st Amendment protects the right of freedom of speech so that means that they can protest or speak about anything as long that it's truthful.They have dared to hold a mirror up to the rest of us, urging us to do better as a nation. It is our loss if we refuse to listen.

They have dared to hold a mirror up to the rest of us, urging us to do better as a nation. It is our loss if we refuse to listen.

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Claim: Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.Evidence: 

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Claim: Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.Evidence: 

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Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.
Evidence:

At a sports awards show in July, basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.

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Claim: Pro athletes continue by example, taking stands against the world's social stratification.

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Claim: Pro athletes continue by example, taking stands against the world's social stratification.

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Evidence: Kaepernick was not the first to rise against racial inequality. Basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together.”In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico”

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Claim:

Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.
Evidence:

Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved. In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Claim: Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.

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Claim: Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.

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Evidence:

Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson once said the Cardinals “were the rainbow coalition of baseball.” Their roster not only included blacks and whites, but Latinos, too.

basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.

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Claim:
Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.
Evidence:
Basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together.  In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes. Gibson, who is black, got into a heated conversation about racial equality with his catcher, Tim McCarver, who is white.

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Claim:The recent protest from athletes are not the only ones to gain media fame for being controversial
Evidence:The author tells of the late 1960's when athletes such as Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Muhammid Ali were standing against things that they viewed as unjust and were punished for them just like Kaepernick is being scrutinized today

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Claim:Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.

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Claim:Kaepernick is not the first famous athlete to take a stand against racial inequality.

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Evidence:  Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul took the stage together. They urged their fellow athletes to become more socially involved.

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Claim:Time and again, the sports world’s best athletes have led by example.
Evidence:In 1967, professional boxer Muhammad Ali took a stand against the Vietnam War. In 1968, African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the black power salutes, a political demonstration at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.