Sharpton said he had always felt a kinship with people like Lewis, who had been the last surviving speaker from the original march; the late former NAACP chairman Julian Bond; his own mentor, the Rev. Jesse Jackson. All, he said, had instilled in him the value of discipline and reverence of principles of nonviolent resistance espoused by King.But Sharpton -- once dismissed by some as a fraud, a jester -- is still standing. He reaches multitudes on television and on radio.
“One of the follies of youth, including me when I was young, is you think you’re the first one to do what you do,” Sharpton said. “There ain’t nothing new. If you don’t have that kind of back and forward , which Dr. King used to call creative tension, then you ain’t got no movement.” Sharpton constantly courted controversy for using inflammatory language against his opponents. He reserved his most fiery rhetoric for elected officials and attorneys representing police officers and alleged assailants in case after case of racial violence.
Sharpton was hardly the only prominent New York figure who believed Brawley’s story. But even today, some of Sharpton’s critics will bring up the case to discredit him. Today, the track suits and chains are long gone, replaced by tailored suits over a frame less than half the size of what it once was. But the fire is still there.
“Rev. Al has been a mentor to me for many years,” Crump said in a phone interview. “Long before there was Black Lives Matter, you had Rev. Al Sharpton out there saying this life mattered, when everybody else was trying to marginalize it and sweep it under the rug.” “He has always been such a compassionate leader, a hard leader that builds character,” McMillan said. “He’s giving me an understanding of what it means to move from demonstration to legislation.”
“A lot of people listen to the controversy about Rev. Al, and they don’t know him as a person,” Carr said. “They just listen to what other people are saying about him, and I think that’s very wrong.”
He's definitely no Martin Luther King
Its funny how you dont mention the great Jessie jackson is it because he supports trump he is a civil rights leader to oh i get it you only pick the people that are idoits and racist he is trash always has been always will be
Nice ratio
He is no reverend. More like a charlatan.
TheRevAl is nothing but a race baiter, and an opportunist.
Sorry all the white negro whispers have been rendered useless, the code is the leader
I block any individual or entity once I see they use so called “systematic racism” to justify their bias.
You misspelled “race-baiter” and white collar criminal
For him it’s No JESUS/NO PEACE! What a HYPOCRITE!
Race baiter and exploiter of all.
He is a known criminal and proven fraud. Anyone associating with this man is not credible.
Racist
He needs to pay his taxes or go to jail
Both real and fake
Lifelong racist.
Fraud.
What has Mr sharpton done for our great black folk other then get rich off them?
Never forget his role in the Tawana Brawley hoax, and in the Freddie’s Fashion Mart firebombing, hostage-taking, and murder of eight people.
So is this where we forget he was such an embarrassment he was banned from the Obama Whitehouse?
He still doesn't pay his taxes. Un American
Where’s Rev Al been? Guess he only stands for Black lives when there’s 💰 in it. Disgraceful human being.
The guy who owes millions in taxes (the rest of us would be in jail), has said many nasty anti-Semitic things, and has accused multiple innocent people of crimes? that advocate of justice?
I thought and hoped he had disappeared after his last shit show.
For decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton has been the LITERAL WORST. He has done nothing but stoke racial division and blackmail American companies.
How about no justice no peace on black on black crime?!?! Na cause there is no money it for him!
All he's out for is money. Just ask Floyd family what he got for his hateful bullshit speech at Floyd's funeral
He’s the black trump
...go to *grifter*... There, I fixed it.
He is systemic racism. He makes millions off it and doesn't pay taxes. Abolish affirmative action.
He’s right about this
🤦♂️ Giving the WSJ editorial page a run for its money
Why does it always say “the Rev.” instead of just “Rev.”.... we don’t say “the Dr MLK” just “Dr MLK”. This has always puzzled me
Sharpton was an FBI informant ! Low life scumbag !
And no paying taxes!
Does he still think Puerto Ricans are American?
Who is this guy? How come I only see him when the cameras show up
'For decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton has evaded paying due and owing taxes.'
For decades, this clown has racebaited and brought nothing but more harm to the black community
say what? are we allowed to say that some of these so-called racial “incidents” were patently false? it hurt me to ask Al Sharpton for help. it hurt me deeply but pride wasn’t worth...
This is the man Democrats are embracing Re: “ social justice”? You can’t make this up.
Not really, black America knows he's a fraud that just wants media attention and to make money off of tragedies. He only cares about himself. The media just loves to give him attention bc he's extra.
That time he helped...well he should be most proud of...he did the...wait a minute.
I advise not going to him for tax advice.
taxevader
I lost all respect for him when he lied about used Tawana Brawley.
Pretty sure he has been replaced. Out with the old, in with the new.
Wasn’t he a snitch for the Feds lol
Look out everyone. Here comes the race baiting huckster again.
For decades Al Sharpton has been a race baiting N-word- Go lookup his scam with TAWANA BRAWLEY and starting roits to burn down Freddy's Fashion and kill people. AP low rent F-Kers won't tell you the truth
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pay your tax
He’s the go to huckster No masks or social distancing required privilege
There are so many people in the Black community that are of high integrity and credibility. It is time to cut the strings with this tainted relic.
He should pay his taxes
Sharpton is a grifter and his pockets are full of blood money. He would hate racial harmony because it would cut into his bottom line.
Party is over!
There's too many video evidence not to come to the conclusion that the police involved in the incidents used deadly force with extreme prejudice.
Race-baiting bigot who has gotten people killed with his antics.
him and jesse jackson most racist guys in the US.
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