SeeHer Story Commemorates Shirley Chisholm, the First Black Woman to Run for President
Her slogan “Unbossed and Unbought” helped her to become the first black woman elected to Congress.
“I am the only unbought and unbossed politician, and I mean that literally. And I think that you have to recognize that because I am not white, and because I am not a male, that I am not going to get the blessings of the power structure in this country,” she said in her speech, as shown in the video.And in keeping with her goal to pave the way for other women, Chisholm hired an all-female staff for her Washington office.
“People! We have it within our grasp. We have it within our grip. We have it. We can turn things around in this country,” she said in the clip.
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