Black Lives Matter activists crash Clinton event to accuse her of 'throwing the Black community under the bus'
Two Black Lives Matter activists interrupted a Hillary Clinton campaign event Wednesday night to criticize the candidate for what they called an inconsistent record on criminal justice and race.
"Hillary Clinton has a pattern of throwing the Black community under the bus when it serves her politically," activist Ashley Williams said shortly before the event in South Carolina, according to the Huffington Post. "She called our boys 'super-predators' in '96, then she race-baited when running against Obama in '08, now she's a lifelong civil rights activist. I just want to know which Hillary is running for President, the one from '96, '08, or the new Hillary?"
The small event was held at a private residence in Charleston, S.C., which Williams told the Huffington Post she and a fellow activist had paid $500 to attend.
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In video of the event, Williams can be seen holding a sign that reads "we have to bring them to heel," a quote from Clinton that was made about at-risk youth in 1996. She confronted Clinton and asked her to apologize for calling black youths "super-predators."
The question was a reference to a speech Clinton gave in the 1990s in which she spoke out in favor of tougher crime legislation.
"They are often the kinds of kids that are called 'super-predators'. No conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why they ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel," Clinton said in that address.
"If you give me a chance to talk, I'll come to your side," Clinton said in her response. Another attendee at the event accused the protester of being rude.
Both Clinton and her rival Sen. Bernie Sanders have been actively courting black leaders in recent weeks ahead of the South Carolina primary this Saturday, where garnering black vote is especially crucial to securing a win.
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