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I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

Al Sharpton

This is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
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Bad Children Giant Hope Midget Name Stand Village
I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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Boycott Effective Seen Work
The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico,
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Come Country Enter Fighting Immigration Our Policy Promise Seek Shore
If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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Care Constitution Grandma Health Rifle Right
The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American.
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Baltimore Department Engage Law Pattern Police Practice Right
I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas.
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Area Dramatical Feel President Remember Something Think Urban Yesterday
John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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Icon Our People Society
The Democratic Party hasn’t whipped anybody into a frenzy.
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Assumption Democratic Frenzy Party People
I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.
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Boost City Down Investment Monetary Show Some Symbolic Think
I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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Country Everyone Order People President Provide Release
I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don’t want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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Activist Cause Change Job People Social Tense
As a Baptist minister, I don’t have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way
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Anyone Baptist Couple Else Gay Imoose Minister Right View
Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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Blatant Case Existence Less Many Racism Undeniable
What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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You can’t ever have healing if the patient is left out of the operation room.
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Heal Operation Out Patient Room

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