Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field “In his 1972 autobiography, he said: “I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.” These are words that professional athletes like Colin Kaepernick used as inspiration for their own controversial anthem protests during NFL games in 2017.” — History.com See the full article here: https://www.history.com/news/jackie-robinson-color-barrier-baseball Fenix BasketballApril 15, 2019 Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest0 0 Likes