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.
AL SHARPTONThere are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work.
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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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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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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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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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Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.
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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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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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It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, “Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity,
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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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