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Shirley

I can truthfully say that I would not havebeen able to reach the top unless I had a very...

I can truthfully say that I would not have
been able to reach the top unless I had a very understanding mate

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I can truthfully say
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that I would not have been able to reach the top
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unless I had a very understanding mate.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:00
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.
And indeed, I know it has been most difficult for him, occasionally. - Shirley 00:06
And indeed, I know it has been most difficult for him, occas...
Well... I've had to sacrifice quite a bit, - Shirley 00:13
Well... I've had to sacrifice quite a bit,
♪ Let me tells you what happened to me ♪ - Shirley 00:09
♪ Let me tells you what happened to me ♪
I mean, this is what the campaign's come to, - Shirley 00:06
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 00:06
Shirley got blown out in Florida, less than 1% of the vote i...
Three months from the convention, and we're moving backward. - Shirley 00:05
Three months from the convention, and we're moving back...
I dig her... speaking-truth thing, but that doesn't get you votes. - Shirley 00:06
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 00:05
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 00:07
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 00:06
You knew her from, uh, when you formed the Bedford-Stuyvesan...
Taught Shirley everything I knew about politics. - Shirley 00:05
Taught Shirley everything I knew about politics.
How the system works, how some people are kept out - Shirley 00:06
How the system works, how some people are kept out
And after I taught Shirley all that, - Shirley 00:10
And after I taught Shirley all that,
At the time, she thought it was necessary for her to replace me. - Shirley 00:07
At the time, she thought it was necessary for her to replace...
That's something to remember when you talk about guiding Shirley. - Shirley 00:08
That's something to remember when you talk about guidin...
♪ You drink your whiskey ♪ - Shirley 00:08
♪ You drink your whiskey ♪
No, I won't be staying that long. - Shirley 00:05
No, I won't be staying that long.
A meal is so much better... when it's enjoyed with friends. - Shirley 00:07
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 00:07
The whole Congressional Black Caucus, and the only ones I ha...
As a favorite son candidate in the district, that's it, Walter. - Shirley 00:07
As a favorite son candidate in the district, that's it,...