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Shirley

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

Director

John Ridley

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Genre

biography, drama, history

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N/A

Production

Participant,Royal Ties Productions

Awards

1 win

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81473752

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My, imagine making 42.5 like me. - Shirley

My, imagine making 42.5 like me.

Congressman, we've both been here
for at least a week. - Shirley

Congressman, we've both been here for at least a week.

Nearly every day, - Shirley

Nearly every day,

First of all, since you can't stand
the idea of my making 42.5 like you, - Shirley

First of all, since you can't stand the idea of my maki...

Secondly, you have to remember
the reason I'm here. - Shirley

Secondly, you have to remember the reason I'm here.

I'm paving the road - Shirley

I'm paving the road

They're putting together assignments
for new congressmen, - Shirley

They're putting together assignments for new congressme...

There is no good reason to appoint me
to the Agricultural Committee. - Shirley

There is no good reason to appoint me to the Agricultural Co...

I decide who sits where,
and you better fall in line, - Shirley

I decide who sits where, and you better fall in line,

"Don't make a fuss,
and do as you're told." - Shirley

"Don't make a fuss, and do as you're told.&qu...

- It's a process, Shirley.
- He's the leader of my own party. - Shirley

- It's a process, Shirley. - He's the leader of my...

Shirley, it's your first term. - Shirley

Shirley, it's your first term.

- I believe that. I do.
- You want to give Richard Nixon time. - Shirley

- I believe that. I do. - You want to give Richard Nixon tim...

Shirley, in October, - Shirley

Shirley, in October,

So what does that mean,
that they raised money? - Shirley

So what does that mean, that they raised money?

Yes, Miss Shirley.
What exactly does that mean? - Shirley

Yes, Miss Shirley. What exactly does that mean?

Well, I told the women
if they raised the money, - Shirley

Well, I told the women if they raised the money,

Shirley, if you run, - Shirley

Shirley, if you run,

Who is representing the Blacks, - Shirley

Who is representing the Blacks,

If you wanted to even
have a token campaign, - Shirley

If you wanted to even have a token campaign,

I go to speak at college campuses,
and I have boys, white boys, - Shirley

I go to speak at college campuses, and I have boys, white bo...

I would need you to advise me,
same as always. - Shirley

I would need you to advise me, same as always.

Conrad can take a bit of time off work
to handle the security. - Shirley

Conrad can take a bit of time off work to handle the securit...

"Yes." - Shirley

Whatever you get, make sure it's used,
and make sure it's cheap. - Shirley

Whatever you get, make sure it's used, and make sure it...

Uh, well, you know.
I'm not a congressional aide anymore. So... - Shirley

Uh, well, you know. I'm not a congressional aide anymor...

I would have to say
that the thing that I remember most, - Shirley

I would have to say that the thing that I remember most,

Mrs. C, I gotta tell you, - Shirley

Mrs. C, I gotta tell you,

And I understand you're doing
some impressive things at Cornell. - Shirley

And I understand you're doing some impressive things at...

Humility in successful people
comes off as its own kind of arrogance. - Shirley

Humility in successful people comes off as its own kind of a...

So, I have something I want to tell you. - Shirley

So, I have something I want to tell you.

That's... I mean, that's...
Right the hell on, Mrs. C. - Shirley

That's... I mean, that's... Right the hell on, Mrs...

You would be the most amazing president
that this country has ever seen. - Shirley

You would be the most amazing president that this country ha...

I mean, wow. That...
If there's anything I can do to help... - Shirley

I mean, wow. That... If there's anything I can do to he...

I need you to be
my national student coordinator. - Shirley

I need you to be my national student coordinator.

Overseeing all the student organizations - Shirley

Overseeing all the student organizations

I don't like the word "can't." - Shirley

I don't like the word "can't."

Robert, this is the first year - Shirley

Robert, this is the first year

To get them to vote, they need to know - Shirley

To get them to vote, they need to know

Should we maybe knock on the door
and tell Mrs. Chisholm I've arrived? - Shirley

Should we maybe knock on the door and tell Mrs. Chisholm I&#...

Arthur, Robert Gottlieb,
my youth coordinator. - Shirley

Arthur, Robert Gottlieb, my youth coordinator.

So we need to decide - Shirley

So we need to decide

So how do we convey your message
to voters across America? - Shirley

So how do we convey your message to voters across America?

By telling voters across America - Shirley

By telling voters across America

A national campaign,
it's a little more challenging than that. - Shirley

A national campaign, it's a little more challenging tha...

Mrs. Chisholm... I'm signing on
for an underfunded operation - Shirley

Mrs. Chisholm... I'm signing on for an underfunded oper...

All I ask is that you trust
I can help you accomplish that. - Shirley

All I ask is that you trust I can help you accomplish that.

♪ I'm coming home ♪ - Shirley

♪ I'm coming home ♪

I stand here now without endorsements - Shirley

I stand here now without endorsements

I am the candidate
of the people of America. - Shirley

I am the candidate of the people of America.

And my presence before you now symbolizes
a new era in American political history. - Shirley

And my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in Ameri...

I believe that we are intelligent enough - Shirley

I believe that we are intelligent enough

We are all God's children,
and the will of each of us - Shirley

We are all God's children, and the will of each of us

Our will can create a new America in 1972. - Shirley

Our will can create a new America in 1972.

One where there is freedom from violence
and war at home and abroad. - Shirley

One where there is freedom from violence and war at home and...

Where there is freedom
from poverty and discrimination. - Shirley

Where there is freedom from poverty and discrimination.

Where there exists at least a feeling
that we are making progress for everyone. - Shirley

Where there exists at least a feeling that we are making pro...

All of you who share this vision, - Shirley

All of you who share this vision,

As we go down the Chisholm Trail for 1972. - Shirley

As we go down the Chisholm Trail for 1972.

♪ I'm coming home... ♪ - Shirley

♪ I'm coming home... ♪

I will encourage all of my constituents
throughout Oakland, throughout California... - Shirley

I will encourage all of my constituents throughout Oakland, ...

Frankly, voters across this country, - Shirley

Frankly, voters across this country,

And that name... is Shirley Chisholm. - Shirley

And that name... is Shirley Chisholm.

Oh, Shirley, if you in this race,
you in it to win. - Shirley

Oh, Shirley, if you in this race, you in it to win.

You run in California,
I will put all my capital behind you. - Shirley

You run in California, I will put all my capital behind you.

I don't have the time
or resources to put into California, - Shirley

I don't have the time or resources to put into Californ...

They want to run him as the favorite son
candidate in the district. - Shirley

They want to run him as the favorite son candidate in the di...

"Now, Ronald, I'm not in opposition
to Shirley, you understand?" - Shirley

"Now, Ronald, I'm not in opposition to Shirley, yo...

You are like a big sister to me. - Shirley

You are like a big sister to me.

However, this thing goes,
I'm with you till the end. - Shirley

However, this thing goes, I'm with you till the end.

I'm hungry. Go and get some McDonald's. - Shirley

I'm hungry. Go and get some McDonald's.

{\an8}The analysts are still analyzing, - Shirley

{\an8}The analysts are still analyzing,

{\an8}And this campaign,
the Shirley Chisholm campaign, - Shirley

{\an8}And this campaign, the Shirley Chisholm campaign,

{\an8}What I have said is very clear.
Shirley Chisholm views her candidacy - Shirley

{\an8}What I have said is very clear. Shirley Chisholm views...

{\an8}I have considered Senator McGovern
the best white male candidate. - Shirley

{\an8}I have considered Senator McGovern the best white male...

I am sick and tired of
people asking the question, - Shirley

I am sick and tired of people asking the question,

We acknowledge racial politics,
ethnic politics, - Shirley

We acknowledge racial politics, ethnic politics,

We need to get over ourselves
and redirect the priorities of this nation - Shirley

We need to get over ourselves and redirect the priorities of...

I see what's going on in the country.
Vietnam, all of it. - Shirley

I see what's going on in the country. Vietnam, all of i...

I am barely 25,
and I am tired of the way things are. - Shirley

I am barely 25, and I am tired of the way things are.

Humphrey and Muskie, they are better
than Nixon, but is that the standard? - Shirley

Humphrey and Muskie, they are better than Nixon, but is that...

And I hear you talk about people
having the power to make change. - Shirley

And I hear you talk about people having the power to make ch...

Little girl, the first thing
you've got to do is vote. - Shirley

Little girl, the first thing you've got to do is vote.

If all you're doing
is outside yelling and screaming, - Shirley

If all you're doing is outside yelling and screaming,

The process doesn't exist
in politics for Black women. - Shirley

The process doesn't exist in politics for Black women.

Then you understand
what people are facing more than most. - Shirley

Then you understand what people are facing more than most.

But I can offer you
the opportunity to make a difference. - Shirley

But I can offer you the opportunity to make a difference.

Shirley... come on. - Shirley

Shirley... come on.

...first thing in the morning. You'll
get in late so I won't bother you tonight. - Shirley

...first thing in the morning. You'll get in late so I ...

- I could run and get you something...
- From where? It's late. - Shirley

- I could run and get you something... - From where? It'...

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Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Ridley

Writer: John Ridley

Production: Participant,Royal Ties Productions

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Mar 2024

Awards: 1 win

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81473752