Film director Spike Lee threw his support to Bernie Sanders' Democratic presidential campaign in a radio ad released Tuesday morning.
Lee referred to the Vermont senator as both "brother Bernie Sanders" and "Bernie from Brooklyn."
"Wake up South Carolina!" Lee said in the radio spot. "This is your dude, Spike Lee. And I know that you know this system is rigged! For too long, we've given our votes to corporate puppets."
Lee continued by touting the Brooklyn-born Sanders' record on civil-rights issues:
That's why I'm officially endorsing my brother Bernie Sanders. Bernie takes no money from corporations — nada! Which means he is not on the take. And when Bernie gets in the White House, he will do the right thing. How can we be sure? Bernie was at the March on Washington with Dr. King. He was arrested in Chicago for protesting segregation in public schools.
Sanders will face former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday in South Carolina, their next primary contest. South Carolina's Democratic electorate is heavily African-American, and the two candidates have been focusing on reaching out to black voters.
On Friday, Clinton's campaign unveiled a South Carolina television commercial narrated by actor Morgan Freeman.
