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Well Said. (Original Post) sheshe2 Apr 2013 OP
Indeed! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #1
Yes, yes, yes. n/t 99Forever Apr 2013 #2
Hear... Hear... Hear... TRoN33 Apr 2013 #3
Welcome to DU, TRoN33. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #4
Perfectly Stated! nt Plucketeer Apr 2013 #5
Shirley was and is... ReRe Apr 2013 #6
Thank you, ReRe. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #7
K&R forestpath Apr 2013 #8
Wow! Apparently, Shirley Chisholm was pro-humanist, before it was cool. patrice Apr 2013 #9
Great Lady! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #11
Shirley Chisholm on being the first black congresswoman UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #10
Great vid's. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #13
I met Shirley decades ago in New York malaise Apr 2013 #12
Lucky you, malaise. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #14

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
6. Shirley was and is...
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 04:50 PM
Apr 2013

...an American Treasure. WBAI.org (Pacifica Radio in NYC) is probably a great place to find some archives and all kinds of other wonderful stuff. No doubt also in Library of Congress (Loc.gov).

That's right. Discrimination IS anti-humanism. It's hate. It's pompousity. It's the inability to accept the humanity and dignity of another human being. It's disgusting. Period. Thanks sheshe2 for the OP.

sheshe2

(83,332 posts)
7. Thank you, ReRe.
Tue Apr 2, 2013, 04:56 PM
Apr 2013

I did read some of her Bio.
I love this...

In 1969, Chisholm became the first black congresswoman and began the first of seven terms. After initially being assigned to the House Forestry Committee, she shocked many by demanding reassignment. She was placed on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, eventually graduating to the Education and Labor Committee. She became one of the founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969.

Chisholm became the first African American woman to make a bid to be President of the United States when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972. A champion of minority education and employment opportunities throughout her tenure in Congress, Chisholm was also a vocal opponent of the draft. After leaving Congress in 1983, she taught at Mount Holyoke College and was popular on the lecture circuit.


http://www.biography.com/people/shirley-chisholm-9247015

patrice

(47,992 posts)
9. Wow! Apparently, Shirley Chisholm was pro-humanist, before it was cool.
Wed Apr 3, 2013, 12:07 PM
Apr 2013

That would have been a very progressed position to take in that time. That was a very bold thing to say.

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