Sharpton Addresses Sen. Tim Scott’s Claim ‘America Is Not a Racist Country’
The Rev. Al Sharpton is addressing Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) claim “America is not a racist country.” “I watched, the other night, the president make his first address to the joint session of Congress and then I watched…
The Rev. Al Sharpton is addressing Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) claim “America is not a racist country.”
“I watched, the other night, the president make his first address to the joint session of Congress and then I watched the rebuttal by the senator from South Carolina. Seems something awkward to me, where a white president talked about white supremacy and a Black senator said America is not racist. Seemed a little strange to me,” Sharpton said while speaking at the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.
He added, “Now, everybody in America is not racist. But are you talking about whether the practice of America’s racist, or the people, cause the practice of America was built on racism.”
Watch Sharpton’s remarks below:
Brown was killed last month after he was shot by deputies in Elizabeth City, N.C.
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