While Steve Rogers is Marvel's original Captain America, Sam Wilson is the only character to hold the title officially in the MCU in the present day.

How does Sam Wilson's approach to being Captain America differ from how Steve Rogers did it? Sam is much more proactive on political issues, and this post explores why.

Which is one of the main reasons why he had such a hard time accepting the shield after it was given to him. In a lot of ways, he viewed it as a burden, and it was because he was mostly thinking of the present. As a Black man, he didn’t feel like the country represented him, so how could he, in turn, represent the country?