We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
AL SHARPTONWe have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
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If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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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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I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.
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If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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You can’t get a solution if you won’t talk to the people that have the problem.
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This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.
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