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Al Sharpton

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October 03, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

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Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr. is an American Baptist minister, political and civil rights/social justice activist, and radio talk show host. In 2004, Sharpton was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election.

Sharpton hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin It Real and makes regular guest appearances on The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC.

Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering" and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is". Donna Wilson, host of a talk radio program on WWRL in New York City, said of him that "Al Sharpton was born to lead".

Sharpton's critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame...more

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Books by Al Sharpton

Average rating: 3.70 · 46 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Al On America by Al Sharpton, Reverend Al Sharpton, Karen Hunter (Contributor) 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Go and Tell Pharaoh by Al Sharpton, Anthony Walton 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	James Brown: The Godfather of Soul by James Brown, Bruce Tucker, Dave Marsh (Epilogue by) 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 5 editions	My rating: