On Monday the University of Alabama football team along with hundreds of other athletes from the university led a march to protest racial injustice within the country.
The march took place at 4 p.m. beginning at the Mal Moore Athletic Facility and ending at Foster Auditorium’s schoolhouse door.
Leading the march was head coach Nick Saban who has been supportive of his player’s cause.
“Today I’m a proud parent, said Saban. “I’m proud of our team, I’m proud of our messengers over here and I’m very proud of the message. I’m very proud of the ‘All lives can’t matter until Black Lives Matter’ video that we did early on that I think had a very positive impact. That was something we did together as a team.
“This is something that the team decided to do together as a team, so I’m very proud and supportive of what they are trying to say, and in a peaceful and intelligent way. I’m very pleased to be here.
Upon arriving at Foster Auditorium, there were a number of speeches given by Saban himself as well as, running back Najee Harris, offensive lineman Chris Owens, outside linebacker Jarez Parks and even athletic director Greg Byrne.
An up close shot of Alabama WR DeVonta Smith holding a sign that reads: “Stand for something or fall for anything.”@TDAlabamaMag pic.twitter.com/UBJqrf1d2M
— Stephen M. Smith (@CoachingMSmith) August 31, 2020
Alabama football personnel in this video include DeVonta Smith, Pete Golding and Steve Sarkisian.
The Crimson Tide marched today to raise awareness on racial injustice. pic.twitter.com/eMpwXQPAdi
— Stephen M. Smith (@CoachingMSmith) August 31, 2020
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Patrick Dowd is a Reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via Pat_Dowd77
