Andrew Torre: Taking a knee

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Andrew Torre, who gave up his life as a New York City advertising writer 20 years ago and moved to Londonderry, where he is now retired. He writes progressive political commentary, which has appeared regularly in Vermont newspapers. He is a member of the Vermont Progressive Party and the recently formed MoveOn Manchester group.When, in 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black player in baseball’s major leagues, he took a vicious verbal and emo