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Al Sharpton, born on October 3, 1954, is an American minister, civil rights activist, and political commentator. He is known for his leadership in civil rights and social justice movements, particularly in the areas of opposing police brutality and advocating for equal rights.

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“As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn't have to be a drug dealer, they didn't have to be a hoodlum, they didn't have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.”

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“People in the age of [President] Obama don't dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That's for sure.”

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“President Obama telling Americans not to panic in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.”

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“We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.”

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“A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon. Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.”

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“I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas, and I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed, you and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.”

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“I just released an op-ed in the "Washington Post" that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card, a picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.”

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“First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment. When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.”

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“My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy, Vice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing.”

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“We`re going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.”

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“John Lewis being attacked as "talk, talk, talk" by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.”

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“I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.”

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“Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.”

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Born: October 3, 1954
Known for: Minister
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