Why Famous:American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, television/radio talk show host and a trusted White House adviser who, according to 60 Minutes, has "become [President Obama's] go-to black leader".
1980-10-31 Baptist minister Al Sharpton (26) weds back up singer Kathy Jordan
Historical Events
1989-09-02 Reverend Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
1990-01-12 Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
2020-06-04 Memorial for George Floyd led by Rev. Al Sharpton, killed in police custody, in Minneapolis, as 10th night of protests at his death held around the country
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