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Al Sharpton

I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway

Al Sharpton

Mom

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Al Sharpton is describing how his mother worked very hard, doing tough jobs like cleaning floors and traveling on crowded subways, to provide for him. Despite her struggles, she took the time to teach him important lessons during their daily walks together.

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