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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 Sharpton

If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
AL SHARPTON

Back Black Country Loss Media Publicize Shot Trick Youth
I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
AL SHARPTON

Patriot Sense Truest World
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.
AL SHARPTON

Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.
AL SHARPTON

Age Better Die Nothing Old Purpose Something
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.
AL SHARPTON

Campaign During Fearful Follow Heard Nervous People Promise Wonder
I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
AL SHARPTON

Born Deficit Spend Understand
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.
AL SHARPTON

Appear Back Begin Believe Cautious Made Place Progress Roll Thing
We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
AL SHARPTON

Acre Decide Donkey Far never Ride Take Way
My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
AL SHARPTON

Age Baptist Christ Church God Later Minister Ordination
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

Almost Black Go Grew Holiday
A jury said he wasn’t. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
AL SHARPTON

Disagree Jury Make Question Racist Right Somebody
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,
AL SHARPTON

Better Brutal Cincinnati Continual Dignity Economic Person Police Problem Ride Say Shame Walk
You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
AL SHARPTON

Anything Today
We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
AL SHARPTON

Black Chance Give Leader Made Second Way Will
We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
AL SHARPTON

Anti Brutality Police
We blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
AL SHARPTON

Black March Problem Solve Still

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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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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