Racism Quotes by Al Sharpton

11 Racism quotes by Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton’s civil‑rights background shines through in these eleven remarks on racism, offering a direct, impassioned viewpoint. This brief set serves as an introductory look at his advocacy.

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There are white n*ggers. I've seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.

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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?

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We blacks had problems in the '60s and we solved them by marching. We've still got problems - let's march.

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On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation's capital to protect the…

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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still…

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I don't think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice. What I profess to do is help the…

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We cannot reform institutional racism or systemic policies if we are not actively engaged. It's not enough to simply complain about injustice;…

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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires ... We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what…

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From racial profiling and being pulled over just for 'driving while black' to this new phenomenon of killing unarmed people out of…

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In 1999, I was in St. Louis with Martin Luther King III as we led protests against the state's failure to hire…

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I need to hear something about how he's going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr.,…

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My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what…

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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.

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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…

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I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running…

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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…

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The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he…

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