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Al Sharpton on 60 years since the civil rights march on Washington

Al Sharpton on 60 years since the civil rights march on Washington

Politics Weekly America vor 3 Jahren

This week, Jonathan Freedland sits down with Rev Al Sharpton to discuss why he believes Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech has been abused by some on the right, why he is still fighting for police reform, and how James Brown was so influentia

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On 26 August, Rev Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and other
civil rights activists will commemorate the 1963 march on
Washington, which was organised to advocate for civil and economic
rights for African Americans. This week, Jonathan Freedland sits
down with Sharpton to discuss why he believes Martin Luther King
Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech has been abused by some on the right,
why he is still fighting for police reform, and how James Brown was
so influential on his life