Unintended
After kneeling during the national anthem, this NFL player was never signed again.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
What was one of the main goals of women athletes protesting in sports?
What is equal pay?
What is unequal pay?
This tennis legend not only won championships but also fought for equal treatment of women.
Who is Billie Jean King?
Athlete protests were often not about games, but about this broader issue.
What is equality or justice?
Some fans stopped watching sports because they believed this was happening too much.
What is sports becoming too political?
After athletes protested, what kind of actions did sports leagues take?
What is public statements and donations?
Before gaining equal support, women tennis players often trained with secondhand items discarded by male athletes.
What is using leftover equipment from the men's teams?
This NFL player sparked nationwide discussion by refusing to stand for the national anthem.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
In 2016, this silent sideline action became a symbol of protest against racial injustice in America.
What is kneeling during the national anthem?
Athlete protests sometimes led to these reactions, including arguments and fan backlash.
What is public controversy or division?
Billie Jean King and Serena Williams helped highlight what?
What is individual women athletes and gender equality?
In many tournaments, women were given smaller financial rewards than men for winning.
What is unequal prize money?
These two tennis champions were often highlighted as examples of women athletes fighting for equality in sports.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
Women athletes were forced to play for teams in the off-season for this main reason.
What is low pay or unfair contracts?
Due to low salaries, women athletes often had to do this in the off-season.
What is play for other teams?
What did racial protests increase awareness of?
What is racism and police brutality?
One reason women’s sports struggled to gain support was the lack of these two things.
What are fans and media coverage?
During the 1968 Olympics, these two athletes used their medal ceremony to make a political statement.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?
The deaths of these two people in 2020 led to protests in and outside of sports.
Who are George Floyd and Breonna Taylor?
Protests created tension between teams arguing about which sport deserved more attention or pay.
What is fighting over pay or importance?
What did gender equality start to become?
What is an expectation or norm?
This group, founded by Billie Jean King, gave women tennis players more control and representation.
What is the Women’s Tennis Association?
Who said the quote, “We had to be seen because we couldn’t be heard” ?
Who is John Carlos?
This deep-rooted issue in American society was silently condemned on the 1968 Olympic podium, where athletes used global attention to call out injustice at home.
What is racial injustice?