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Toni Smith, The National Anthem, And Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Toni Smith, The National Anthem, And Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
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It is all over the papers, the television news, and the talk shows. Toni Smith, the Manhattanville College senior basketball player has been turning her back on the flag during the playing of the national anthem for the past several weeks. In recent days as America gears up for a war the protest against her protest has been growing. Last weekend Toni Smith was confronted on the floor by a Vietnam veteran toting an American flag that he shoved in her face.