EXCLUSIVE: As Sanders floats at the top of the polls, previously unreported statements from the '70s where he compared predominantly white workers in his home state of Vermont to black slaves may put his past and judgment into question
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Sanders’ previously unreported comparison between Vermont workers and that of enslaved people evoke a different element of his campaign—assertions by critics that he tends to view systemic racism primarily through the lens of economic disenfranchisement
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In one archival interview obtained by The Daily Beast, Sanders told a local newspaper that the sale of a privately held mining company harkened to “the days of slavery when black people were sold to different owners without their consent”
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He also and compared the service economy to chattel slavery.
Despite a long history of advocating for civil rights, Sanders faced difficulty winning over voters of color in 2016, particularly across the Deep South.
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Despite a long history of advocating for civil rights, Sanders faced difficulty winning over voters of color in 2016, particularly across the Deep South.
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