This kneeling before the flag will do the US a great good in the long run. What we see right now is the racism spewed in the open; in other words, what people have been thinking but were afraid to say. That fire chief who used the 'n' word says it all. Watching Oprah's interviews with Trump supporters [Sun. CBS] says it all. This racism has been suppressed since the Union was formed so now maybe, just maybe, they can have proper dialogue and reconciliation and admit the contribution of black slaves to the founding of the USA. The descendants of slave owners or their 'crackers' will have to get over this one way or other. Blacks are not 'owned'. They are free just like the rest of the population and they are human beings to be treated equally. It is time to get this racism out of the closet and on to the table or the US is not going to overcome this history.