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greymouse

(872 posts)
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 08:49 AM Feb 2016

Man Captured on Film Being Arrested in a 1963 Protest is Bernie Sanders, His Campaign Says

Source: New York Times

"In recent days, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has questioned Senator Bernie Sanders’s commitment to civil rights, trying to cement her support among black voters who could be crucial in upcoming primaries such as South Carolina’s.

...

On Monday, a film company, Kartemquin Films, uploaded footage of a young man, wearing thick glasses, surrounded by police officers who grabbed him by his arms and carried him away.

The man looked like it could be Mr. Sanders, so the company asked the public and Mr. Sanders to help confirm whether it was. On Friday, Michael Briggs, a spokesman for Mr. Sanders’s campaign, and Tad Devine, a senior adviser to the campaign, said Mr. Sanders had said it was him...

Mr. Sanders, then a 21-year-old student at the University of Chicago, was arrested on Aug. 12, 1963, while protesting segregation in Englewood, where Chicago Public Schools was planning to build a school. The video was shot by Jerry Temaner, one of the co-founders of Kartemquin Films. Mr. Sanders was charged with resisting arrest."


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/20/man-captured-on-film-being-arrested-in-a-1963-protest-is-bernie-sanders-his-campaign-says/



Another fail, Hillary.

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Man Captured on Film Being Arrested in a 1963 Protest is Bernie Sanders, His Campaign Says (Original Post) greymouse Feb 2016 OP
Is that where he has curly wavy hair? Now that would be believable. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #1
are hillarians seriously questioning sanders commitment to civil rights? KG Feb 2016 #2
The heroes of the Civil Rights movement are listed in the AA forum. leftofcool Feb 2016 #13
I never keep up, I just archive it for reference on how political systems implode MisterP Feb 2016 #24
Arrested for resisting arrest. He was ahead of his time. corkhead Feb 2016 #3
Bernie was arrested for being part of a (legal) protest. He was CHARGED with resisting FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #5
raise your hand if you were teargassed. greymouse Feb 2016 #8
I love the smell of teargas in the morning. Now, CS gas, that's no laughing FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #9
1969-----------------------California turbinetree Feb 2016 #14
Paris: Latin Quarter student riots, 1968 GliderGuider Feb 2016 #30
Numerous times during Open Housing Marches in Milwaukee, etc bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #31
My wife thinks I tear gas her from time to time madokie Feb 2016 #34
This needs to go viral. If the MSM wasn't so corrupt they would be showing this clip (they love Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #4
I remember when hill was taking incoming rounds madokie Feb 2016 #35
Kick Le Taz Hot Feb 2016 #6
This is about the same time that Hillary was a rethuglican. Lunabell Feb 2016 #7
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #10
hasn't anyone done a background check? arrests should be on a persons background check? Sunlei Feb 2016 #11
So he's a criminal? OhZone Feb 2016 #12
Bernie the "criminal" versus Rump the Insane Facist... SoapBox Feb 2016 #15
They have little room to talk Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #20
Yeah, they have little room to talk, except they'll make room! OhZone Feb 2016 #22
Then we get ALL up in their faces with it, and we do it straight-ahead at them. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2016 #23
Commitment to civil rights? "Video or it didn't happen." thesquanderer Feb 2016 #16
He was arrested protesting segregation - you can't get better civil rights credentials than that... Little Tich Feb 2016 #17
He was fined $25 and was released. George II Feb 2016 #18
If this is true, it will definitely switch a lot of razorman Feb 2016 #19
Kicking nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #21
The city gov't was planning to build a school from mobile homes in a black neigborhood. NT Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #25
Please Bernie use this video in your ads in the South! nt thereismore Feb 2016 #26
Heh. My respect for Bernie just went up significantly. GOLGO 13 Feb 2016 #27
Question Is: On the Road Feb 2016 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author valerief Feb 2016 #29
Welcome to DU greymouse! bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #32
Miss Lillian would be proud. greymouse Feb 2016 #33

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Is that where he has curly wavy hair? Now that would be believable.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 08:57 AM
Feb 2016

He was active in several activities over the years, with different uprisings.

KG

(28,752 posts)
2. are hillarians seriously questioning sanders commitment to civil rights?
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 09:17 AM
Feb 2016

(i try to avoid the kindergarten level of discourse that is GD-P)

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
24. I never keep up, I just archive it for reference on how political systems implode
Reply to KG (Reply #2)
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 02:08 PM
Feb 2016

also for whenever they purge their own OPs--once I remember one votary got outed as repeatedly attacking DU in a way that a mere accusation got a lefty banned: she followed all the links and self-baleeted every one of them

there were like TEN posts

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
3. Arrested for resisting arrest. He was ahead of his time.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 09:19 AM
Feb 2016

I suppose now he is disqualified to be President because of his criminal record.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,020 posts)
5. Bernie was arrested for being part of a (legal) protest. He was CHARGED with resisting
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 09:34 AM
Feb 2016

arrest, likely from holding on to the police van doors as he's stuffed inside. (And who hasn't done that!) The film shows that in the distant background.

In the 60's if you weren't arrested at some protest or other, you were either lucky...or a Republican.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,020 posts)
9. I love the smell of teargas in the morning. Now, CS gas, that's no laughing
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 10:04 AM
Feb 2016

matter. Nasty stuff.

When they did mass arrests, they sometimes used yellow school buses. One time we realized there was only the driver, no policeman, and we asked him to stop and let us out.

Ah, good time good times.

Welcome to DU, by the way, greymouse!

turbinetree

(24,710 posts)
14. 1969-----------------------California
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:10 AM
Feb 2016

and to top it all off billy clubs

Honk------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

madokie

(51,076 posts)
34. My wife thinks I tear gas her from time to time
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 08:50 PM
Feb 2016

accidentally of course, but I warned her early on in our relationship that I'm a little bit anal

Not to take from our next president. He's a man of integrity and I'll stay with him until he's finished serving his 8 years.

Dustlawyer

(10,497 posts)
4. This needs to go viral. If the MSM wasn't so corrupt they would be showing this clip (they love
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 09:26 AM
Feb 2016

this kind of stuff normally) and asking Bernie about it and his work for civil rights!

madokie

(51,076 posts)
35. I remember when hill was taking incoming rounds
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 08:52 PM
Feb 2016

how that was front and center on the m$n news. Turned out it was all bullshit

Lunabell

(6,105 posts)
7. This is about the same time that Hillary was a rethuglican.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 09:50 AM
Feb 2016

Bernie has always been on the correct side of history.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
15. Bernie the "criminal" versus Rump the Insane Facist...
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:14 AM
Feb 2016

I'll be happy to take the "criminal" and be proud about it!

AND much better than, "I didn't inhale"! (Remember that bull?)

OhZone

(3,212 posts)
22. Yeah, they have little room to talk, except they'll make room!
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 01:23 PM
Feb 2016

Haven't you been following politics?

It's Oh-k when a Republican does it, but Dems are to be excoriated! The corporate media will tear him to shreds.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
23. Then we get ALL up in their faces with it, and we do it straight-ahead at them.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 01:44 PM
Feb 2016

Yeah he was arrested by the corrupt cops in a corrupt city because he was fighting for poor people's rights. Bring it, Republican dogshit. Bring everything you've got.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
27. Heh. My respect for Bernie just went up significantly.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 02:41 PM
Feb 2016

Taking a beating from the cops for protesting against segregation is instant "street cred". That wild man has always had BALLS his whole life.

"Resisting Arrest" for a cause is bad-ass. Respect.

Response to greymouse (Original post)

greymouse

(872 posts)
33. Miss Lillian would be proud.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 06:52 PM
Feb 2016

I know darn well Jimmy Carter's mother was in a peace demonstration when she was elderly, but I can't find a link.

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