Al Sharpton: Policing In America Will Change Because Of George Floyd’s Death

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the 2020 March on Washington, officially known as the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks, at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28 in Washington.

Rev. Al Sharpton spoke with NPR about his new book Rise Up. Of George Floyd’s death, he said: “I had begun to see, by the time of the funeral, there had been a movement that was unlike others.”

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Rev. Al Sharpton spoke with NPR about his new book Rise Up. Of George Floyd’s death, he said: “I had begun to see, by the time of the funeral, there had been a movement that was unlike others.”