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I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
Human Rights Activist
Minister
Politician
Radio Personality
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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Sullivan
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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America can't work for only some people and become a dream for all people. It has to work for everyone. And even though everyone might not end up at the same place, if everyone starts with the same beginning, then that's the dream fulfilled. We all don't have the same abilities, but we should have the same opportunities.
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I am in hell already. I am in Israel.
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