It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That’s where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts.
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More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.
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I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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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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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
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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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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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People have this picture like I’m sitting up in bed at night with a walkie-talkie. “You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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