# Take A knee: A Collection of Essays Influenced By The Political Awakening of Colin Kaepernick : Think Doctor Publications : 9781640070110 : 1640070117 : 03 Dec 2020 : Constantine-Simms's # Take A Knee: The Political Awakening of Colin Kaepernick latest book is unparalleled, because it allows more than 100 strong and defining academic voices to offer their perspective on Colin Kaepernick's controversial act of kneeling during the USA national anthem in 2016, an act that has become one of the most iconic black athlete political protests, since the 1968 Mexico Olympics, when African American athletes Tommy Smith and John Carlos stood on the winner's podium, while displaying the black power salute, during the US national anthem. Colin] Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout U.S. society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to the United States' persistent racial inequality," said the publisher's press release. The book cover has the USA flag in the background a