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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

National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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Action Affiliate Around Chapter City Country Found Group National Network
I’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
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Corner Enough Go Keep Never Quit Shine Sun Thing
Senator [Jeff] Sessions says people, cities sign these decrees because they don`t want to be sued by the justice department, as if he is, in some ways, questioning whether the things that are in these decrees are necessary and warranted.
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City Decrees Department Justice People Question Session Sued
And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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Divide Nation Right Stronger Ultimate
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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Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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Community District Go Kind Nothing Offensive Thing Vast
I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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All Biography Fiction Kind People Philosophy Rarely Read
I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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Children Disagree Hate Homophobia Name People
It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.
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City Department Difficult Justice People Police State Sue System Time
John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.
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Almost Beat Door Force Inch Life Terrible
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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Before Capital Dream Inaugration Join King Nation People Protect Rain Saturday Thousand Weekend
Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Commitment King Passive Person Resistance
I can’t see how an unarmed man rejecting a drug deal ended up dead.
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Dead Deal Drug End Man Reject Unarm
We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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Anti Brutality Police
My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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Challenge Challenges Dad President
I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
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Express Forward Move Myself Really Right Society Through

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