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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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The US has been holding
presidential elections nearly 200 years. - Shirley

The US has been holding presidential elections nearly 200 ye...

We need 1,500 delegates
to get the nomination for president. - Shirley

We need 1,500 delegates to get the nomination for president.

So, we got six months - Shirley

So, we got six months

- How are we gonna earn those delegates?
- I got national polling... - Shirley

- How are we gonna earn those delegates? - I got national po...

When asked,
"What do you know about Shirley Chisholm?" - Shirley

When asked, "What do you know about Shirley Chisholm?&q...

46% of the respondents
knew that you were Black. - Shirley

46% of the respondents knew that you were Black.

'Cause Shirley is one of those names
you see that goes either way. - Shirley

'Cause Shirley is one of those names you see that goes ...

Point is, a plurality of the electorate
doesn't even know who you are. - Shirley

Point is, a plurality of the electorate doesn't even kn...

Your lack of recognition is a challenge, - Shirley

Your lack of recognition is a challenge,

Shirley's a hell of a debater, man.
Ran circles around James Farmer. - Shirley

Shirley's a hell of a debater, man. Ran circles around ...

- Know how many colleges there are?
- California's a winner-take-all state. - Shirley

- Know how many colleges there are? - California's a wi...

If we put our time
and energy into California, - Shirley

If we put our time and energy into California,

It's a big, shiny object
that'll leave us distracted and defeated. - Shirley

It's a big, shiny object that'll leave us distract...

Shirley, right now
your entire national campaign - Shirley

Shirley, right now your entire national campaign

Why are more and more millions
of Americans turning to Governor Wallace? - Shirley

Why are more and more millions of Americans turning to Gover...

{\an8}Well, what did liberalism
do for America? - Shirley

{\an8}Well, what did liberalism do for America?

{\an8}Brought us drug addiction in our streets,
brought a breakdown of law and order. - Shirley

{\an8}Brought us drug addiction in our streets, brought a br...

{\an8}And now this idea they have of busing
our children to achieve racial balance. - Shirley

{\an8}And now this idea they have of busing our children to ...

{\an8}That's their way of taking away your right
to raise your child how you see fit. - Shirley

{\an8}That's their way of taking away your right to rai...

{\an8}Why are more and more millions
of Americans turning to Governor Wallace? - Shirley

{\an8}Why are more and more millions of Americans turning to...

It is a burden carried
by the same children we're trying to help. - Shirley

It is a burden carried by the same children we're tryin...

...that you don't support busing
in Massachusetts or New York. - Shirley

...that you don't support busing in Massachusetts or Ne...

- I'm sorry, Stanley. "Can't"?
- Too much nuance. - Shirley

- I'm sorry, Stanley. "Can't"? - Too muc...

Well, that's my answer on one side
of the Mason-Dixon or the other. - Shirley

Well, that's my answer on one side of the Mason-Dixon o...

Before we do all that, can we please
just finish up what we've started here? - Shirley

Before we do all that, can we please just finish up what we&...

We're gonna be starting
with a speaking engagement at FSU. - Shirley

We're gonna be starting with a speaking engagement at F...

This trip has got to run
like a Swiss watch, son. - Shirley

This trip has got to run like a Swiss watch, son.

Twenty-two primaries still to go
in this campaign '72. - Shirley

Twenty-two primaries still to go in this campaign '72.

The politicians now are shifting
their efforts from New Hampshire's snow - Shirley

The politicians now are shifting their efforts from New Hamp...

You need to decide if you're going to
this National Black Political Convention - Shirley

You need to decide if you're going to this National Bla...

I got an invitation for you to speak
down here at the Pearly Club. - Shirley

I got an invitation for you to speak down here at the Pearly...

But you're not gonna attend
a Black political convention in Gary? - Shirley

But you're not gonna attend a Black political conventio...

Listen, why don't we just
table all the Gary talk - Shirley

Listen, why don't we just table all the Gary talk

The congresswoman will be holding
events while campaigning in Florida... - Shirley

The congresswoman will be holding events while campaigning i...

Your vote can change America. - Shirley

Your vote can change America.

Those of you who are able to vote
for the very first time - Shirley

Those of you who are able to vote for the very first time

{\an8}If all you are is on the outside
yelling and screaming, - Shirley

{\an8}If all you are is on the outside yelling and screaming...

US foreign policy
should avoid taking sides - Shirley

US foreign policy should avoid taking sides

Well, it's a shame
the Black Panthers are necessary, - Shirley

Well, it's a shame the Black Panthers are necessary,

This isn't just about
a fair wage. This is about our lives. - Shirley

This isn't just about a fair wage. This is about our li...

- You support busing.
- Are you asking me or telling me? - Shirley

- You support busing. - Are you asking me or telling me?

My opponents is
twisting themselves into pretzels, - Shirley

My opponents is twisting themselves into pretzels,

It's an artificial solution
to the segregation problem. - Shirley

It's an artificial solution to the segregation problem.

But as long as the problem exists, - Shirley

But as long as the problem exists,

One of the most
active candidates of campaign '72 - Shirley

One of the most active candidates of campaign '72

I'll say this. Shirley Chisholm
is the only other candidate - Shirley

I'll say this. Shirley Chisholm is the only other candi...

Shirley Chisholm
will never be president. - Shirley

Shirley Chisholm will never be president.

I try as hard as I can
to be the man you want. - Shirley

I try as hard as I can to be the man you want.

I'm happy to do it because I know
how important all this is to you. - Shirley

I'm happy to do it because I know how important all thi...

Because I know, for whatever reason,
a shadow of a man is what you want. - Shirley

Because I know, for whatever reason, a shadow of a man is wh...

But don't get upset with me
when I'm a little too good at it. - Shirley

But don't get upset with me when I'm a little too ...

It has been said,
"Behind every great man is a great woman." - Shirley

It has been said, "Behind every great man is a great wo...

I remember a time when she was introduced
at a dinner by the MC. - Shirley

I remember a time when she was introduced at a dinner by the...

And it was very fitting, to me, - Shirley

And it was very fitting, to me,

Well, I would describe my husband as - Shirley

Well, I would describe my husband as

I can truthfully say - Shirley

I can truthfully say

And indeed, I know it has been
most difficult for him, occasionally. - Shirley

And indeed, I know it has been most difficult for him, occas...

Well... I've had to sacrifice quite a bit, - Shirley

Well... I've had to sacrifice quite a bit,

♪ Let me tells you what happened to me ♪ - Shirley

♪ Let me tells you what happened to me ♪

I mean, this is
what the campaign's come to, - Shirley

I mean, this is what the campaign's come to,

Shirley got blown out in Florida,
less than 1% of the vote in Illinois. - Shirley

Shirley got blown out in Florida, less than 1% of the vote i...

Three months from the convention,
and we're moving backward. - Shirley

Three months from the convention, and we're moving back...

I dig her... speaking-truth thing,
but that doesn't get you votes. - Shirley

I dig her... speaking-truth thing, but that doesn't get...

I want you to help me help Shirley.
I can't manage from the bleachers. - Shirley

I want you to help me help Shirley. I can't manage from...

We just need to compartmentalize her...
so we can better guide the campaign. - Shirley

We just need to compartmentalize her... so we can better gui...

You knew her from, uh, when you formed
the Bedford-Stuyvesant Political League. - Shirley

You knew her from, uh, when you formed the Bedford-Stuyvesan...

Taught Shirley everything
I knew about politics. - Shirley

Taught Shirley everything I knew about politics.

How the system works,
how some people are kept out - Shirley

How the system works, how some people are kept out

And after I taught Shirley all that, - Shirley

And after I taught Shirley all that,

At the time, she thought
it was necessary for her to replace me. - Shirley

At the time, she thought it was necessary for her to replace...

That's something to remember
when you talk about guiding Shirley. - Shirley

That's something to remember when you talk about guidin...

♪ You drink your whiskey ♪ - Shirley

♪ You drink your whiskey ♪

No, I won't be staying that long. - Shirley

No, I won't be staying that long.

A meal is so much better...
when it's enjoyed with friends. - Shirley

A meal is so much better... when it's enjoyed with frie...

The whole Congressional Black Caucus,
and the only ones I have behind me - Shirley

The whole Congressional Black Caucus, and the only ones I ha...

As a favorite son candidate
in the district, that's it, Walter. - Shirley

As a favorite son candidate in the district, that's it,...

But you want to tell the people,
our people, who should represent them. - Shirley

But you want to tell the people, our people, who should repr...

So I'd appreciate
if you didn't suppose about me for me. - Shirley

So I'd appreciate if you didn't suppose about me f...

Now, if you stay in the primary, - Shirley

Now, if you stay in the primary,

Now, you and me both know
the nomination for president - Shirley

Now, you and me both know the nomination for president

Now, after that first round, - Shirley

Now, after that first round,

After the first round,
you will get all my delegates. - Shirley

After the first round, you will get all my delegates.

{\an8}You literally have my word. - Shirley

{\an8}You literally have my word.

Walter's a good man, - Shirley

Walter's a good man,

Walter has a tendency to disappoint,
and when it happens, it happens. - Shirley

Walter has a tendency to disappoint, and when it happens, it...

I got my ears open, Shirley. - Shirley

I got my ears open, Shirley.

You need to capitalize on your deal
with Walt Fauntroy. - Shirley

You need to capitalize on your deal with Walt Fauntroy.

If you're looking for an endorsement,
when I get back to California, - Shirley

If you're looking for an endorsement, when I get back t...

The guy who, um,
created Star Trek actually went there. - Shirley

The guy who, um, created Star Trek actually went there.

- ...this event in Gary...
- Stanley, I am not going. - Shirley

- ...this event in Gary... - Stanley, I am not going.

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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