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We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutality.

Al Sharpton

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Al Sharpton
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
Human Rights Activist
Minister
Politician
Radio Personality
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
Jr.
Brutality
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