Al Sharpton’s New Book Calls On America to “Rise Up”

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🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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After several months of protests across the country demanding racial justice and police reform, longtime civil rights leader Al Sharpton has released a new book, Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads. The book is a call to action at a time when Sharpton says America is ready for true change. Sharpton calls on Americans to go beyond addressing racial justice and also make strides for the LGBTQ community, women, immigrants, poor people, and the environment. We talk with Sharpton about his decades fighting injustice and what work still needs to be done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.6	as well as climate change, LGBTQ rights, and the treatment of immigrants.
1:17.1	Sharpton weaves in his personal story and the lessons he's learned from past mistakes
1:21.0	and says there are also uncomfortable truths that liberals and black Americans must confront.
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