The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Al Sharpton

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Al Sharpton

3/4/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.002

Community activist, minister, and civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton (1954 - ) started preaching at age four and became licensed and ordained at age nine. Sharpton formed the National Action Network in 1991 to fight for progressive, people-based social policies by providing extensive voter education and registration campaigns, economic support for small community businesses and by confronting corporate racism. Sharpton was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/4/2002, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 01h 31m 29s

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Sharpton, Al

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Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 3, 1954, Reverend Alfred "Al" Sharpton has been preaching since age four. He was licensed and ordained at age nine. In 1971, he founded the National Youth Movement and for seventeen years he led the organization, registering young people to vote and giving them job opportunities. His direct-action and civil disobedience campaigns have brought attention to injustice in many areas.Sharpton has pursued other interests while continuing to preach: in his teens, ...