I never aspired to the local political fiefdom thing that a lot of people ascribed me to. I saw myself as a guy who learned from Jesse Jackson how to do national civil rights. I wasn't really interested in who… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
My organization, National Action Network (NAN), was on the ground talking and meeting with people in Ferguson, just as we did in Staten Island following Eric Garner's death. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
We blacks had problems in the '60s and we solved them by marching. We've still got problems - let's march. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
When a mother or father is willing to pay smugglers and risk the lives of their own children by sending them on a dangerous… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
