Accountability file

Record & events

• disposition: After settling in Vermont in 1968, he ran unsuccessful third-party political campaigns in the 1970s. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: His older brother Larry said that during their childhood, the family never lacked food or clothing, but major purchases, "like curtains or a rug", were not affordable. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In later interviews, Sanders described himself as a mediocre college student because the classroom was "boring and irrelevant" and said he viewed community activism as more important to his education. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: At the protest, Sanders said, "We feel it is an intolerable situation when Negro and white students of the university cannot live together in university-owned apartments." He and 32 other students then entered the building and camped out… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: After weeks of sit-ins, Beadle and the university formed a commission to investigate discrimination. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: That summer, Sanders was fined $25 (equivalent to $263 in 2025) for resisting arrest during a demonstration in Englewood against segregation in Chicago's public schools. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Sanders said that he spent much of his student years reading history, sociology, psychology, and the works of political authors, from Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Dewey, Karl Marx, and Erich Fromm—"reading everything except wh… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: After resigning from the Liberty Union Party in 1977, Sanders worked as a writer and as the director of the nonprofit American People's Historical Society (APHS). (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:21.919Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]