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#TAKEAKNEE

 Everything began during the summer 2016, when Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers team decided to knee during the national anthem before the kickoff, protesting for the equality between black and white people. Colin Kaepernick has been fire.  On Friday, the 22th of September 2017, the President D.Trump made a declaration about the kneed and insult every players who followed this movement.  The Medias take care of this case with attention, and the whole world of sport, celebrity and normal people reacted to his declaration. A lot people showed their support and embraced the ‘new’ Anti-Trump Movement aka #TakeAKnee This time Donald Trump fights against for the first time against an united sports nation, which defying him during the last week-end of September 2017.  #TakeAKnee protestation is not the first time in History that black sportsmen fight for respect and justice. The movement reminds the ‘The Revolt of The Black Athletes’. 

24th of September, 2017: NFL Players defying Trump before Kickoff After Trump’s declaration about firing the “son of a bitch” for disrespecting the flag, NFL Players defying Trump, kneeling before kickoff. This pacific protestation is a step among a range of, against racial injustices and police’s violence.   

03:15: Legend Stevie Wonder takes the knee on stage before his concert at the Global Citizen Festival in New-York City. The singer wants to support the NFL players and all American.He takes “a knee for America”. Actually, he takes both knees for America!       

Stevie Wonder takes a knee with the help of his son Kwame Morris during a concert Saturday in New York. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/stevie-wonder-takes-knee-america-donald-trumpattacks-nfl-protests/ 

 12:44: To respond the movement of players, Trump makes a call to the NFL’s owner team to fire whomever disrespect the “Flag & Country”. He also asks supporter to boycott football team! He is playing with the American patriotism, while the NFL protest for Civils Rights.

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/24/16356888/president-donald-trump-boycott-the-nfl 

15:30: In Wembley, London, NFL team Jaguars and Ravens take a knee before kickoff during the national anthem. It’s clearly a protestation against Donald Trump’s remarks. Players kneel for the Civils Rights and against racial injustices. Lot of NFL team do the same and give their support. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/sports/nfl-trump-anthem-protests.html?mcubz=3        

  Dallas Cowboys players and owner Jerry Jones take a knee before national anthem - BBC Sport 

16:27:  WWII Veteran kneels on twitter to supports NFL Player and their protestation “Those kids have every right to protest”. From someone who standing with arms to defend his country, the message this veteran wants to spread is global and relevant about fighting for your rights.  

Source Twitter of Brennan Gilmore, grandson of John Middlmas, older navy seal of 97 - years - old

 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wwii-vet-takes-a-knee-slams-trump-and-becomes-aninstant-internet-sensation-2017-09-24 

 20:20: Trumps claims on twitter his approval about Americans who defend the country and the people, and his degust for those who kneel during the national anthem. President D.Trump doesn’t see the link between taking arms to defend and kneeling to defend. NFL spread a message of unity and community for the people who are not respected by the country and its “defenders”.     

   Donald Trump's Twitter                             http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/24/politics/donald-trump-nfl-sunday-protestresponse/index.html   

21:23: Some of the NFL supporters dislike the movement # TakeAKnee and join President Trump. Supporters burn the flag of their team to support his comment and agree with the declaration. NFL players start a “cold war” with Donald Trump. On the other side, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti “respect their demonstration and support them 100%”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/24/donald-trump-nfl-protests-kneelanthem 

During the day: Many stars support NFL players and #TakeAknee movement, posting on socials media picture and declarations against Donal Trump. Sport is what unifies a country when politic divides it.       

    The gesture of NFL players has its story: it comes from Martin Luther King, who kneeled in Selma before being arrested for demonstrating in 1965. 

https://www.closermag.fr/people/les-stars-americaines-s-agenouillent-pour-protester-contredonald-trump-749288          Martin Luther King kneels before going to jail in Selma, 1965 / Getty image