page_title: Al Sharpton
section_title: Amadou Diallo
hierarchical_section_title: Al Sharpton / Activism / Amadou Diallo
caption_attribution_description: English: This photo was taken in 1999 of Rev. Al Sharpton outside of the NYC Police Dept. Headquarters.
context_page_description: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances on cable news television. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. In 2015, the program was shifted to Sunday mornings.
context_section_description: In 1999, Sharpton led a protest to raise awareness about the death of Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea who was shot to death by NYPD officers. Sharpton claimed that Diallo's death was the result of police brutality and racial profiling. Although all four defendants were found not guilty of any crimes in the criminal trial, Diallo's family was later awarded $3 million in a wrongful death suit filed against the city.
caption: Al Sharpton in 1999
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