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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.

Al Sharpton

Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.
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Age Better Die Nothing Old Purpose Something
While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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Country Flag Part Patriotism Understand Wave
We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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Black Chance Give Leader Made Second Way Will
Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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Ask Call Charge People Us Victim
I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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Children Disagree Hate Homophobia Name People
We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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Anything Country Owe Us
I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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Boycott Effective Seen Work
People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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Arena Concert Depend People Two Work
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
How do you make things fair?
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Fair Make Thing
Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Commitment King Passive Person Resistance
We blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
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Black March Problem Solve Still
I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
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Any Boycot Change Fact Historical Inconvenience Look Run Temporary Tempotray Think Time
Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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Balance Bet Black Country Like Many Nation Operate Show Talk Told
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 seen too much in life to give up.
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Give Life Much Seen
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
We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
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Before Community Country English Fight Language Look Preach Test
I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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Conference Discredit Press Prosecutor Victim
The icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.
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Deter Icy Leader Other Rain Remind Silence
I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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Bring Challenge Constant Go Hear King People Something Spirit Together
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
It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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Action Bring Program Time Volume
I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level.
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Before Believe Caution Concern Grassroot Initial Level Like Organize Seen
if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody.
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Beautiful Believe Everybody Kept Voting
First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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First Foremost Obvious Oppose People President Segment Together
I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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Done Haven Sitcom Thing

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