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“All he wanted to do was get home,” Reverend Al Sharpton said of #TyreNichols.
“Home is not just a physical location. Home is where you are at peace. Home is where you’re not vulnerable. Home is where everything is alright."
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“He said, all I want to do is get home. I come to Memphis to say the reason I keep going is, all I’m trying to do is get home… I want to get where they can’t treat me with a double standard — I’m trying to get home. I want to get where they can’t call me names no more — "

— I want to get home. I want to get where they can’t shoot and ask questions later — I’m trying to get home. Every Black in America stands up every day trying to get home.”--Rev. Al Sharpton
#TyreNicholsMemorial

“In the city where they slayed the dreamer… what has happened to the dream?” Rev. Al Sharpton said, referring to MLK and his “I Have A Dream” speech.
“What is happening to the dream in the city where the dreamer laid down and shed his blood?” Sharpton said.
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