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- Updated: September 23, 2016
Demonstrations continued Thursday night in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, and peaceful protesters followed the lead of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The Niners signal-caller has knelt during the singing of the national anthem since the preseason in an effort to bring awareness to police violence against African-Americans. As seen in this photo, courtesy of the New York Times’ Richard Fausset, Kaepernick’s influence was present on the streets of Charlotte on Thursday:
“Take a knee.”: Charlotte protesters inspired by …