Al Sharpton Isn't Stopping at the Confederate Flag — He Just Revealed His Next Target

Rev. Al Sharpton quickly joined critics of the Confederate flag flying outside the South Carolina Statehouse, but the civil rights leader is going one step further and plans to denounce Robert E. Lee Street and a Confederate flag painting in the New York State Capitol Building on Saturday.

In a tweet posted Friday, Sharpton’s National Action Network promoted the Saturday event as a “vigil for the victims lost to violence and to denounce Robert E. Lee Street and Confederate Flag Painting in New York State Capitol Building.”

Join us tomorrow as we stand with @thereval for victims lost to #violence and... #NANInAction pic.twitter.com/BBa3k4jout

— NationalActionNet (@NationalAction) June 27, 2015

Sharpton also had complimentary words for President Barack Obama, who delivered the eulogy for the Rev. Clamenta Pinckney, who was one of nine murdered last week at a historic black church.

Great message from POTUS at the funeral. No radio or TV show for me today, I am headed back to NYC to be at the Action Rally at NAN tomorrow

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl)

June 26, 2015

There's a street named for Robert E. Lee at a Bklyn Army base. Anti protest today; @TheRevAl Saturday. pic.twitter.com/4uamYKNbje

— Josh Robin (@joshrobin) June 25, 2015

NYC landmarks named for those involved in slave trade https://t.co/Ew1HtTw82m

— Josh Robin (@joshrobin) June 26, 2015

Outrage over the Confederate flag was almost instantaneous after alleged shooter Dylann Roof’s racist beliefs were revealed and photos emerged with him posing with the divisive symbol. Major retailers like Walmart, Amazon and eBay have stopped selling Confederate flags.

(H/T: Twitchy)

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