Per The Nation, Bernie supported Jesse Jackson in the 1988 presidential primary race.

[Ken Burch]

27. You've never had any reason to think Bernie would let minorities fall by the wayside.

His record proves his concern.

We will need anti-oppression movements for years to come...agreed...but talking about economic justice doesn't marginalize those struggles.

I don't know what it will take to prove to you that you can feel trust...you have had many reasons to feel distrust in the past...bu t historically, it's been the "pro-business" types that have been far less trustworthy. If I were you, or if I were a poc or an LGBTQ person, I'd feel far more distrust of HRC, based on her early involvement with the DLC, a group that pushed hard for feminists, Rainbow Coalition members, and LGBTQ to be left out in the cold in the name of appeasing white Southern straight men who loved war and executions. There's nothing remotely comparable to that level of hostility to anti-oppression activism (activism many Bernie Sanders supporters have been deeply involved in...since many are LGBTQ, many are women, and the number who are poc is likely going to grow as Bernie's message and national presence keep spreading). Besides, as only t he third major-party Jewish presidential candidate this country has seen-the others being Joe Lieberman and Milton Shapp-Bernie has personal experience in being the subject of hatred and bigotry-he's been there. If nothing else, have a little faith in that.