Unsung Heroes: Before Colin Kaepernick, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Didn't Stand For the National Anthem
Every day during Black History Month, SI is paying homage to unsung heroes in black sports history.Two decades before Colin Kaepernick, point guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the national anthem, calling the American flag a symbol of oppression and tyranny. SI remembers the story of one of the sport’s great activists.