The Sharpshank Redemption Research Paper

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The Sharpshank Redemption Al Sharpton (born Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr.) was born October 3rd, 1954. In Brooklyn, New York. He is a man who has lead an incredible life that shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. He is one of the most influential civil rights activists of our generation and in this essay, we will explore the life of this incredible human being. Al Sharpton was born to Alfred Charles Sharpton Sr. and Ada Richards. However, in 1963, Alfred Sharpton Sr. left Ada and ran away with Al’s half-sister. Ew. Ada became a maid, however, she made so little money that they became dependent on welfare. They were forced to move from middle-class Hollis, Queens to the public housing projects in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Sharpton graduated …show more content…

They had to overcome many hardships in his early years. They were faced with extreme economic difficulties and his mother was forced to make very difficult choices. Al also had a weight problem. At his largest, he weighed in at three-hundred five pounds being supported on his five foot ten inch tall body. He has since, lost the weight and now weighs a mere 129 pounds all without the use of plastic surgery. On January 12, 1991, an attempt was made on Sharpton’s life when he was stabbed in the chest in a schoolyard in Brooklyn while preparing to lead a protest and he narrowly escaped his serious injuries. Al Sharpton has lead fifteen different race related demonstrations, marches, and protests. Most notably, he led the march on Bensonhurst after an African-American teen was shot and killed and three others were brutally beaten. He also led a march during the Crown Heights Riots in August of 1991 and the Vieques Protests in Puerto Rico. It was there that he was arrested and jailed for ninety days at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York for protesting on a military target practice range. In 1988, Sharpton worked as an undercover FBI informant working to stem the flow of crack cocaine in New York City. He would often pose as a Latino business man who was a former capo (or captain) for the Colombo crime

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