Al Sharpton
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“The right to vote, the very foundation of our power, is being chipped away in statehouse after statehouse. When the vote is weakened, every other right grows fragile with it.”
Al Sharpton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Sharpton wrote in a letter drawing a connection between the civil rights era fight for voting rights and present-day circumstances.
“We stand on the same ground because the work is not finished,”
Al Sharpton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Sharpton wrote in a letter drawing a connection between the civil rights era fight for voting rights and present-day circumstances.
“Let every stone be rolled back and every veil be torn asunder and let truth pop out of the ground like a flower,”
Al Sharpton · said 2026-07-20 · reported 2026-07-20
Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy at Wells' funeral, promising a $100,000 reward for new information about the circumstances of the teenager's death.
“Before we can medicate and heal today, we’ve got to look at your history.”
Al Sharpton · said 2026-07-20 · reported 2026-07-20
Sharpton invoked the history of racist violence in Mississippi while addressing the state's law enforcement authorities during his eulogy at Wells' funeral.