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 Al Sharpton was born on October 3, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York.  His parents are Alfred Charles Sharpton Sr. and Ada Sharpton  He is known as an African.

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2  Al Sharpton was born on October 3, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York.  His parents are Alfred Charles Sharpton Sr. and Ada Sharpton  He is known as an African American preacher and racial activist.

3  Many people would argue that he is a controversial leader.  On January 12, 1991 Sharpton was stabbed in the chest before he was about to lead a protest march through a predominantly white Brooklyn neighborhood.  Sharpton has lead many racial protests.

4  "George Bush giving tax cuts is like Jim Jones giving Kool-Aid. It tastes good but it'll kill you.“  "I can become President because I never had a stunt man do my dirty work." -after Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California  "We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.“  Al Sharpton is against rap music and its lyrics, which stirred up a lot of controversy in the black community.

5  He supports equal rights for gays and lesbians, including same sex marriage.  He speaks out against animal cruelty and supports People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).  Sharpton stated “It would be a great moment as long as the black candidate was supporting the interest that would inevitably help our people. A lost of my friends went with Clarence Thomas and regret it to this day. I don’t assume that just because somebody’s my color, they’re my kind. But I’m warming up to Obama, but I’m not there yet.”

6  Courageous  Inspiring  Committed

7  Sharpton now has a radio talk show called Keepin It Real.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7R 1LJIVviI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7R 1LJIVviI  Sharpton’s radio talk show can be accessed from this website: http://www.sharptontalk.net/ http://www.sharptontalk.net/

8  http://www.answers.com/topic/al- sharpton http://www.answers.com/topic/al- sharpton  http://www.ontheissues.org/Al_Sharpton. htm http://www.ontheissues.org/Al_Sharpton. htm  http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/ blsharptonquotes.htm http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/ blsharptonquotes.htm

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