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Al Sharpton

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In August 2014, a white police officer, acting in self-defense, shot to death an attacker, Michael Brown, a black youth in Ferguson, Missouri. Al Sharpton's rhetoric had much to do with the subsequent local rioting. This was nothing new. He had been applying his patented demagoguery to incidents with racial implications for decades, in his native New York City and elsewhere, under the guise of "justice" and "civil rights."

His many prominent supporters have catapulted him to the apex of American life. President Obama and President Biden regularly solicited his advice. Major corporations continue to donate money to his nonprofit National Action Network. Public sector employee unions fete him.

"Reverend Al" is more subdued and dapper than in his earlier manic days. But that should not be cause for complacency. His proximity to power and regular news media presence make him ever more dangerous in these increasingly radicalized times.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Page Publishing
Date
6 January 2025
Pages
486
ISBN
9798893154573

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

In August 2014, a white police officer, acting in self-defense, shot to death an attacker, Michael Brown, a black youth in Ferguson, Missouri. Al Sharpton's rhetoric had much to do with the subsequent local rioting. This was nothing new. He had been applying his patented demagoguery to incidents with racial implications for decades, in his native New York City and elsewhere, under the guise of "justice" and "civil rights."

His many prominent supporters have catapulted him to the apex of American life. President Obama and President Biden regularly solicited his advice. Major corporations continue to donate money to his nonprofit National Action Network. Public sector employee unions fete him.

"Reverend Al" is more subdued and dapper than in his earlier manic days. But that should not be cause for complacency. His proximity to power and regular news media presence make him ever more dangerous in these increasingly radicalized times.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Page Publishing
Date
6 January 2025
Pages
486
ISBN
9798893154573