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Shirley

Robert, this is the first year 18-year-olds will be able to votein a national election

Robert, this is the first year 18-year-olds will be able to vote
in a national election

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Robert, this is the first year
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18-year-olds will be able to vote in a national election.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:41
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.
To get them to vote, they need to know - Shirley 00:08
To get them to vote, they need to know
Should we maybe knock on the door and tell Mrs. Chisholm I've arrived? - Shirley 00:07
Should we maybe knock on the door and tell Mrs. Chisholm I&#...
Arthur, Robert Gottlieb, my youth coordinator. - Shirley 00:05
Arthur, Robert Gottlieb, my youth coordinator.
So we need to decide - Shirley 00:06
So we need to decide
So how do we convey your message to voters across America? - Shirley 00:06
So how do we convey your message to voters across America?
By telling voters across America - Shirley 00:07
By telling voters across America
A national campaign, it's a little more challenging than that. - Shirley 00:06
A national campaign, it's a little more challenging tha...
Mrs. Chisholm... I'm signing on for an underfunded operation - Shirley 00:10
Mrs. Chisholm... I'm signing on for an underfunded oper...
All I ask is that you trust I can help you accomplish that. - Shirley 00:05
All I ask is that you trust I can help you accomplish that.
♪ I'm coming home ♪ - Shirley 00:50
♪ I'm coming home ♪
I stand here now without endorsements - Shirley 00:20
I stand here now without endorsements
I am the candidate of the people of America. - Shirley 00:06
I am the candidate of the people of America.
And my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in American political history. - Shirley 00:08
And my presence before you now symbolizes a new era in Ameri...
I believe that we are intelligent enough - Shirley 00:14
I believe that we are intelligent enough
We are all God's children, and the will of each of us - Shirley 00:12
We are all God's children, and the will of each of us
Our will can create a new America in 1972. - Shirley 00:06
Our will can create a new America in 1972.
One where there is freedom from violence and war at home and abroad. - Shirley 00:07
One where there is freedom from violence and war at home and...
Where there is freedom from poverty and discrimination. - Shirley 00:06
Where there is freedom from poverty and discrimination.
Where there exists at least a feeling that we are making progress for everyone. - Shirley 00:08
Where there exists at least a feeling that we are making pro...
All of you who share this vision, - Shirley 00:17
All of you who share this vision,