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NYC To Give Sharpton $200K To Settle Suit

HeadlineDec 09, 2003

The city of New York has agreed to pay the Rev. Al Sharpton $200,000 to settle a 12-year-old lawsuit. Sharpton sued after he was stabbed at a rally to protest the killing of an African-American teenager. Sharpton sued claiming the city failed to protect him.

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