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And I'm going to force all the politicians
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Shirley

And I'm going to force all the politicians to earn the vote that we securedwith our rent...

And I'm going to force all the politicians to earn the vote that we secured
with our rent flesh and spilt blood

Full Transcript

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And I'm going to force all the politicians
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to earn the vote that we secured with our rent flesh and spilt blood.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:13
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Participant,Royal Ties Productions

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Movie Summary

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Yes, I am just a schoolteacher from Brooklyn. - Shirley 00:06
Yes, I am just a schoolteacher from Brooklyn.
The Black Panther Party puts forth the call - Shirley 00:09
The Black Panther Party puts forth the call
Shirley... has stood up in the face to racism, - Shirley 00:13
Shirley... has stood up in the face to racism,
A place like California, where it's a winner-take-all operation, - Shirley 00:18
A place like California, where it's a winner-take-all o...
The winner-take-all votes, crucial to the presidential nominating race. - Shirley 00:27
The winner-take-all votes, crucial to the presidential nomin...
Shirley, this is Oly Clark with the Muskie campaign, - Shirley 00:07
Shirley, this is Oly Clark with the Muskie campaign,
I'm feeling pretty well. Would have been better - Shirley 00:08
I'm feeling pretty well. Would have been better
Shirley, I think we're all disappointed with the results in California. - Shirley 00:06
Shirley, I think we're all disappointed with the result...
Winner take all. Those were the rules before the primary. - Shirley 00:05
Winner take all. Those were the rules before the primary.
We think we can make the case to the Credentials Committee - Shirley 00:11
We think we can make the case to the Credentials Committee
When you work on a skunk farm, you can't complain when the shit stinks. - Shirley 00:05
When you work on a skunk farm, you can't complain when ...
Do you want McGovern's campaign to control the entire convention? - Shirley 00:05
Do you want McGovern's campaign to control the entire c...
Senator Humphrey has asked me to relay - Shirley 00:07
Senator Humphrey has asked me to relay
I understand you have arrangements with Walter Fauntroy and Ron Dellums. - Shirley 00:06
I understand you have arrangements with Walter Fauntroy and ...
Altogether, you would go into the convention controlling over 150 delegates. - Shirley 00:07
Altogether, you would go into the convention controlling ove...
McGovern only has 762 pledged delegates, and he needs 1,500 to get the nomination. - Shirley 00:07
McGovern only has 762 pledged delegates, and he needs 1,500 ...
I would expect he would do whatever it takes to get those delegates. - Shirley 00:05
I would expect he would do whatever it takes to get those de...
We work together, we can keep him from getting it on the first ballot. - Shirley 00:06
We work together, we can keep him from getting it on the fir...
If you do this, Shirley, - Shirley 00:10
If you do this, Shirley,
{\an8}Reporting from CBS News Convention Headquarters in Miami Beach, - Shirley 00:14
{\an8}Reporting from CBS News Convention Headquarters in Mia...