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Remember When Jimi Hendrix Protested the National Anthem on a National Stage?

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One day in August, a young black man at the top of his game stood on a field in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators and issued a blazing protest against America and its national anthem. Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to perform on a Sunday, but rain had washed out many of the performances…