Al Sharpton
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S.
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- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Brooklyn CollegeSamuel J. Tilden High School
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1954
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