Bernie Sanders got a pretty sizable crowd last night at Morehouse College, an historically black college in Atlanta.
As Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein noted on Twitter,
Official count at the Bernie Sanders event at Morehouse: 4,821 people. #gapol
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) February 17, 2016
“Official count at the Bernie Sanders event at Morehouse: 4,821 people.”
Sanders addressed criminal justice reform and even funding for historically black colleges:
One of biggest cheers at Sanders event at Morehouse: “We need to provide substantial help for HBCUs that have done a great job.” #gapol
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) February 17, 2016
Bernie sticking to stump speech in Atlanta: “Together what we have got to do is bring justice back to the criminal justice system.” #gapol
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) February 17, 2016
The crowd appeared enthusiastic:
Bernie Sanders arrives at Morehouse to speak to a crowd of 4,500 voters. #gapol pic.twitter.com/T7wf95BDSX— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) February 17, 2016
Though one Black Lives Matter activist suggested the crowd did not look like the one he might have expected at Morehouse:
Are we talking about the same Morehouse? https://t.co/gM6iFAhuTt
— deray (@deray) February 17, 2016
