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I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.

Al Sharpton

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
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Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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