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    ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

    From Ali to Maya Moore, Bill Russell to Colin Kaepernick, athletes have consistently used their platform to spotlight injustices. Here is a look at moments where athletes did not simply stick to sports:

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      2. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        After Chicago White Sox’s Cap Anson demanded Moses Walker, an African-American, not play, Toledo manager Charlie Morton took a stand, called his bluff and started Walker in right field.pic.twitter.com/63VZ15ms4Z

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      3. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 1940, football players at New York University stood in solidarity with fullback Leonard Bates after an NYU coach accepted the request of an opposing team to not use Bates in a game because of the color of his skin.pic.twitter.com/eAeHLxx8wK

        3 replies 169 retweets 802 likes
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      4. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey ignores the ‘norm’ and breaks the race barrier by signing Negro League star, Jackie Robinson.pic.twitter.com/xNdQztvJtm

        2 replies 174 retweets 878 likes
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      5. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        Four-time national champion Alice Marble wrote a letter that rocked the tennis world when she advocated for African-American competitor Althea Gibson to be allowed to compete in the US Open. In 1950, Gibson became the first Black woman to do so.pic.twitter.com/goiywDcuek

        2 replies 152 retweets 775 likes
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      6. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        Prominent Black athletes came together in support of Muhammad Ali, who refused to join the U.S. Army in 1967. Athletes at the table included: Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Lew Alcindor and more.pic.twitter.com/HTIL6FAsrX

        6 replies 184 retweets 812 likes
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      7. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand against racism and discrimination, wearing black gloves while raising their fists during their 200-meter medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics.pic.twitter.com/PO80tYdZTE

        9 replies 186 retweets 794 likes
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      8. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        The ‘Syracuse 8’ chose to sit out the 1970 college football season in an effort to bring racial equality to the athletic program. The group demanded: ◾️Better healthcare ◾️Academic support ◾️Fair intra-squad competition ◾️Diversity on the coaching staffpic.twitter.com/wS7kheXm4b

        2 replies 190 retweets 773 likes
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      9. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 1989, Hall of Fame coach John Thompson protested a new academic eligibility rule that he believed targeted African-American athletes, denying them of scholarships.pic.twitter.com/uGTbQjTHoy

        4 replies 206 retweets 744 likes
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      10. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 1992, former US Open Champion Arthur Ashe joined a demonstration supporting the equal treatment of Haitians and African-Americans. After Ashe’s passing, former Detroit Pistons’ center, @OldenPolynice1 followed in his footsteps and continued to spread the message.pic.twitter.com/tG2x2XCeq3

        4 replies 130 retweets 590 likes
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      11. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 1996, Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Adul-Rauf decided to stop standing for the national anthem. Abdul-Rauf voiced that he saw the flag as a symbol of oppression, of tyranny.pic.twitter.com/fcR3VW8SvO

        7 replies 222 retweets 815 likes
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      12. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 2003, Manhattanville College guard Toni Smith refused to look at the U.S. flag, protesting the country’s involvement in the war in Iraq.pic.twitter.com/SjXkRjq6yZ

        8 replies 131 retweets 582 likes
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      13. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        After the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Ariyana Smith walked onto her team’s home court with her hands raised then fell to the floor for 4½ minutes.pic.twitter.com/Iv7h4xX5f1

        16 replies 117 retweets 565 likes
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      14. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 2016, @MooreMaya and additional WNBA players started wearing “Black Lives Matter” t-shirts prior to WNBA games to protest police shootings throughout the country.pic.twitter.com/xU9r0vgaXS

        17 replies 167 retweets 801 likes
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      15. ESPN‏Verified account @espn Aug 27

        In 2016, @Kaepernick7 began kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest against racial injustices in America. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color.”pic.twitter.com/kzB902Nq97

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