"We're not there yet. Let's not act like this is some memory of when we had problems. We still have problems. We are still doubly unemployed. We still have a nation that has health care for some and not others. We still have disparity in the criminal justice system. We still have a government that can gear up quicker to go abroad for weapons that are not there than a hurricane down south that is there. We still got work to do, and Miss Parks, we're committed to continue the work. We will not disgrace the fact that you wouldn't move, because you wouldn't move, we won't move. And we won't be flattered into forgetting what you did, and we won't be forgetful of what you expect out of us. "
Reverend Al Sharpton, speaking in Montgomery, Alabama, at the memorial service of civil rights pioneer, Rosa Parks on Monday.
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