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Al Sharpton
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New York born Al Sharpton is a Pentecostal minister, political activist, civil rights activist. He preached his first sermon at the age of four, and became known in Brooklyn as the "wonderboy preacher," touring with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Sharpton founded the National Youth Movement to raise resources for impoverished youth in 1971 and then founded the National Action Network to increase voter education in 1991. In 2004 Sharpton was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States and some speculate that he will attempt to get the nomination again in 2008.n.
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