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Rev. Al Sharpton’s Father Has Died at 93

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The elder Sharpton died in Orlando , Florida on Friday .

The civil rights activist, 69 , released a statement on X announcing his father’s death.

He has spoken in the past about his complicated relationship with his father, who walked out on the family in 1963 when the younger Sharpton was just 10-years-old .