'''Al Sharpton''' (born 1954) is a Christian [[minister]] and highly controversial African American [[Democrat]]ic politician based in [[New York City]] with a penchant for baiting conservatives and embarrassing liberals. Searching for opportunities to inflame racial tensions, he became a national celebrity in the 1980s by resorting to racial [[demagogue|demagoguery]]. Indeed, he has even been called a 'racial arsonist', who has led to the deaths of innocent people{{citation needed}}.
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'''Al Sharpton''' (born 1954) is an [[United States|American]] liberal news personality, Christian [[minister]], and highly controversial African American [[Democrat]]ic politician based in [[New York City]] with a penchant for baiting conservatives and embarrassing liberals. Searching for opportunities to inflame racial tensions, he became a national celebrity in the 1980s by resorting to racial [[demagogue|demagoguery]]. Indeed, he has even been called a 'racial arsonist', who has led to the deaths of innocent people{{citation needed}}.