The 'kneeling down during anthem' action is one in a long list of
incidents across the country in sporting grounds. It is seen as a
protest for racial injustice and segregation in the United States.
According to reports, no young athletes in America have paid the price
for this demonstration like the Beaumont Bulls football team players in
Beaumont, Texas.
On Sept. 10,
after getting permission from league officials, the staff and students
of the Beaumont Bulls football team took a knee before their game. They
won 27-0 and got a lot of media attention for their actions, but started
receiving racist and death threats which led the board of the team to
release a statement defending the actions of the young kids.
After a few days the board issued a warning to the players and coach not
to engage in the protest again, but the team defied the orders and
knelt down on Monday, October 17th and also won that match.
The Executive board, incensed at the disobedience of the boys and the
coaching crew, suspended Coach Rah-Rah Barber a decision that shocked
and also annoyed the boys seeing that he was a great leader and mentor
to them all.
So the boys decided to stop training until the coach is reinstated and informed the board of their decision.
The Executive board decided that instead of reinstating the coaches and
allowing the protests, they'd simply cancel the rest of the season and
that's exactly what they did.
Source: NYDailyNews
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