Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be immortalized at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to a curator who made the announcement Friday.
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Because of his kneeling protest against police brutality during the National Anthem during the 2016 NFL season, items from the 29-year-old will be part of a Black Lives Matter collection, and not a separate one, as had been previously reported.
βThe National Museum of African American History and Culture has nearly 40,000 items in our collection,β Damion Thomas, the Washington museumβs sports curator, confirmed to USA Today Sports. βThe Colin Kaepernick collection is in line with the museumβs larger collecting efforts to document the varied areas of society that have been impacted by the Black Lives Matter movement.β
The items that will be part of the displayβwithin βone or two years,β Thomas has previously saidβinclude a game-worn jersey, shoes and a picture donated by noted sociologist Harry Edwards.
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