Al Sharpton Quotes

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Al Sharpton

Profession : Activist

Birth : October 3, 1954

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

Al Sharpton

The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he has been the best Attorney General on Civil Rights in U.S. history and disappointed because he leaves at a critical time when we need his continued diligence most.

Al Sharpton

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

Al Sharpton

Everything from who sits on your local board of education to the prosecutors and judicial appointments in your area and much more are all impacted by who holds political office.

Al Sharpton

As I stood and gave the eulogy for young Michael Brown last week, I kept thinking about the fact that this child should have been in college instead of laying in a coffin.

Al Sharpton

If the black vote does not come out in big numbers in the age of Ferguson and voter ID, it will empower our adversaries and enhance our marginalization.

Al Sharpton