Jamal Watkins, Vice President for Civic Engagement for the NAACP, led the chant, featuring the notable words of cop-killer Assata Shakur, during opening remarks at the forum.
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
Shakur is making reference to Karl Marx. Marx’s famous words were: “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.”
… Declared 2020 Democrat candidates who spoke and took part in the event include Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA).
WATCH: Quote from Cop-Killer Chanted at Democrat Candidates' Forum
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
Shakur is making reference to Karl Marx. Marx’s famous words were: “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.”
… Declared 2020 Democrat candidates who spoke and took part in the event include Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA).
WATCH: Quote from Cop-Killer Chanted at Democrat Candidates' Forum