Rev. Al Sharpton joins Brandon Johnson at get-out-the-vote rally in West Garfield Park

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a voter turnout rally at New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church on March 26, 2023. He exhorted those gathered to honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and turn out to vote in the April 4 election, on the anniversary of King’s 1968 assassination. (Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times)

Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson and civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton attended a rally in West Garfield Park to boost voter turnout in the April 4 citywide runoff election.

Sharpton stopped just short of endorsing Johnson, but he did tell the hundreds gathered at New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church to note which candidate joined them at the rally.