Rise Up Confronting a Country at the Crossroads

Al Sharpton, Michael Eric Dyson

eBook - 2020

NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLERWITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR"This man is a gift from God to the world. This book is a gift from Al Sharpton to us. Let's appreciate them both."—Michael Eric DysonBeginning with a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson, Rise Up is a rousing call to action for our nation, drawing on lessons learned from Reverend Al Sharpton's unique experience as a politician, television and radio host, and civil rights leader.Rise Up offers timeless lessons for anyone who's stood at the crossroads of their personal or political life, weighing their choices of how to proceed.When the young Alfred Charles Sharpton told his mother he wanted to be a preacher, little did he know that his journey would also lead him ...to prominence as a politician, founder of the National Action Network, civil rights activist, and television and radio talk show host. His enduring ability and willingness to take on the political power... more