"I'd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. That's how I'd like to be remembered."
That's how I remember one of my first, and still most revered, heros. She definitely had the guts. posted by kamylyon at 9:15 AM on January 3, 2005
One wonders how much different America might be today had she been elected President in 1972 rather than Tricky Dick.
A better question would be whether a even liberal democrat like Chisholm could heve somehow outspent and outregulated a Socialist-in-Republican-clothing like Tricky Dick. posted by trharlan at 9:18 AM on January 3, 2005
"Reagan was the Prez, but I voted for Shirley Chisholm"
My first gig (as a fifteen-year old) was in a rock trio at a Shirley Chisholm campaign stop at a Head Start preschool in St. Louis. 1968. Yeah, she was something else. posted by kozad at 11:12 AM on January 3, 2005
Shirley Chisholm and Bob Matsui in one week. Sigh. posted by Sidhedevil at 11:42 AM on January 3, 2005
She gave a speech on the steps of the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville, NJ during her 1972 campaign.
Yes, I'm old enough to remember it.
/graduated from Somerville High School in 1972. Actually visited Somerville this past week (moved out right after graduating.) posted by 1016 at 12:23 PM on January 3, 2005
I read a biography on her twice when I was in the fifth grade. Perhaps it was once or twice more than a white boy in Texas was expected to read the story of a black congresswoman from New York, but her story moved me. So moving, so strong - so fundamentally American. posted by kongg at 5:53 PM on January 3, 2005
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That's how I remember one of my first, and still most revered, heros. She definitely had the guts.
posted by kamylyon at 9:15 AM on January 3, 2005