The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he has been the best Attorney General on Civil Rights in U.S. history and disappointed because he leaves at a critical time when we need his continued diligence most. Al Sharpton Read Quote
We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder. Al Sharpton Read Quote
I’ve learned how to measure what I say. Al Sharpton in 1986 was trying to be heard. I was a local guy and was like, ‘Y’all are ignoring us.’ Al Sharpton Read Quote
I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values. Al Sharpton Read Quote
We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances. Al Sharpton Read Quote
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution. Al Sharpton Read Quote
The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world. Al Sharpton Read Quote
The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country. Al Sharpton Read Quote
The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer. Al Sharpton Read Quote
