Sharpton eulogizes George Floyd at his funeral

Activist the Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized George Floyd at his funeral on Tuesday in Houston.

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AL SHARPTON: I read on the front page of the New York Times this morning. You said you wanted to touch the world. Well, god had already made you for that. But you didn't touch it in a basketball court, or a football court. God had something else for you to do, because all over the world, George, they marching with your name.

You've touched the world in South Africa. You touched the world in England. You've touched every one of the 50 states. Even in a pandemic, people are walking out in the streets. Not even following social distancing, because you've touched the world. And as we lay you to rest today, the movement won't rest until we get justice. Until we have one standard of justice.

Your family's going to miss you, George, but your nation is going to always remember your name. Because your neck was one that represented all of us. And how you suffered represented our suffering. So we're going to lay you near your mama now. You called for mama, we're going to lay your body next to hers.

But I know Mama's has already embraced you, George. You fought a good fight. You kept the faith. You finished your course. Go on and get your rest now. Go on and see mama now. We gonna fight on. We gonna fight on. We gonna fight on. We gonna fight on.