In the wake of Tyre Nichols' death, the Rev. Al Sharpton called Nichols' parents. 'They asked me if I would come do a eulogy,' Sharpton told memphisnews, part of the USA TODAY Network. 'I told them I'd be honored to do it.'
Sharpton: Fight against police abuse won't end with Nichols' death
"Tyre will be known as one of those police brutality victims that cause the whole nation, if not the whole western world, to stop and deal with the question of police abuse," Sharpton said. "Think about the linchpin that made the '60s Civil Rights Movement work: it's that they came out with the '64 Civil Rights Act, they came out with the '65 Voting Rights Act," Sharpton said."We've been able to get state laws passed. We have the movement , but we have not had the legislation at the federal level. It's like if King got Alabama and Georgia to do things on integration, but not the Civil Rights Act.
Turner said there will be security services present to coordinate the service, along with controlling the crowds Wednesday, but he is expecting"everybody to have a safe experience."
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