We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
AL SHARPTONThe 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.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
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During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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