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Al Sharpton Defends Bernie Sanders From 'Socialist' Attack: 'They Accused Dr. King of Being a Communist'
Reverend Al Sharpton defended Bernie Sanders over political anxiety about socialism, saying "They accused Dr. [Martin Luther] King of being a communist."
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: Sharpton paused his introduction to note that “The civil rights movement always was targeted by those that would use the red scare,” and noted that civil rights activist Bayard Rustin was not allowed a public role in the March on Washington “because they said he was a communist.”
“They accused Dr. King of being a communist,” Sharpton continued, adding “Every major leader in the 60s they tried to call socialist or communist.”
“Whatever you decide to do on Saturday, do not go by those that use the socialist tag to try to separate us from what we need to do for this country,” Rev. Sharpton said. :Because we’ve been down that road before, and we are not that stupid to allow you to tell us who is what. Socialism, capitalism, all of it has not worked fairly for black folks.”
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