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But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching, if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody.
Al Sharpton
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Al Sharpton
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
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Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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