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Shirley

We acknowledge racial politics,ethnic politics, but we are just beginning to admit that...

We acknowledge racial politics,
ethnic politics, but we are just beginning to admit that this country has
a problem with gender politics

Full Transcript

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We acknowledge racial politics, ethnic politics,
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but we are just beginning to admit
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that this country has a problem with gender politics.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:28
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.
We need to get over ourselves and redirect the priorities of this nation - Shirley 00:14
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 00:05
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 00:05
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 00:05
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 00:05
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 00:06
Little girl, the first thing you've got to do is vote.
If all you're doing is outside yelling and screaming, - Shirley 00:09
If all you're doing is outside yelling and screaming,
The process doesn't exist in politics for Black women. - Shirley 00:05
The process doesn't exist in politics for Black women.
Then you understand what people are facing more than most. - Shirley 00:05
Then you understand what people are facing more than most.
But I can offer you the opportunity to make a difference. - Shirley 00:07
But I can offer you the opportunity to make a difference.
Shirley... come on. - Shirley 00:05
Shirley... come on.
...first thing in the morning. You'll get in late so I won't bother you tonight. - Shirley 00:05
...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 00:05
- I could run and get you something... - From where? It'...
The US has been holding presidential elections nearly 200 years. - Shirley 00:34
The US has been holding presidential elections nearly 200 ye...
We need 1,500 delegates to get the nomination for president. - Shirley 00:06
We need 1,500 delegates to get the nomination for president.
So, we got six months - Shirley 00:07
So, we got six months
- How are we gonna earn those delegates? - I got national polling... - Shirley 00:06
- How are we gonna earn those delegates? - I got national po...
When asked, "What do you know about Shirley Chisholm?" - Shirley 00:07
When asked, "What do you know about Shirley Chisholm?&q...
46% of the respondents knew that you were Black. - Shirley 00:05
46% of the respondents knew that you were Black.
'Cause Shirley is one of those names you see that goes either way. - Shirley 00:05
'Cause Shirley is one of those names you see that goes ...