Kaepernick's effect

I first started writing my feature article with the idea that Kaepernick was abusing his rights as an American and trying to gain publicity. I did not intentionally even try to make his story a main component of mine. However, as I moved along through interviews and research, I noticed a trend about our American system and those who feel discriminated against or in equal to others. 

This country was founded on freedoms, and the 1st includes the freedom to speak and protest. We have unalienable rights according to our forefathers, and the silent protest with Kaepernick and the rest of society who feels the pains of inequity symbolizes the very essence of this.