Sharpton told members of a Camden church to fight to preserve Obama's achievements
CAMDEN -- Rev. Al Sharpton told a crowd at a Camden church that he is not fretting over Donald Trump's victory.
"I made it through Nixon," the 62-year-old told a gathering of several hundred at the Parkside United Methodist Church, according to a report on philly.com
"The question is not what Trump will do. The question is, what are we going to do?" the civil rights activist said.
Sharpton talked politics, promoted his upcoming march and sold copies of his book during an appearance at the Camden church on Sunday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is shown at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last summer. Sharpton appeared across the Delaware River at a Camden church on Sunday. He urged congregants not to fret over the election of Donald Trump as president. (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) He went on to express his support for the Affordable Health Care Act, an equitable criminal justice system and improved eduction in Camden.
He also implored Americans to battle to preserve outgoing President Obama's achievements.
The "We Shall Not Be Moved" civil rights march in Washington, D.C. is scheduled for Jan. 14, two days before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and six days before Trump's inauguration.
Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JeffSGoldman. Find NJ.com on Facebook.