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UPDATE: Al Sharpton says Michael broke the color barrier

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Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan at Jackson's memoral. AP photo.

Al Sharpton gave a ministerial speech at Jackson's memorial service and spoke about how Michael Jackson broke a color barrier. He said he wanted Michael's children that their father wasn't odd -- he had to deal with a lot of odd situations. That statement brought the crowd to their feet, Paris Jackson, Michael's daughter, sitting next to her grandmother in the front row, first.

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