Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman to serve in Congress. She was elected in 1968 and served 7 years. In 1972, Shirley earned 151 delegates at the Democratic Convention that year as the first woman to run for President.
To learn more about Shirley Chisholm, read on:
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0104-20.htm
“The arc of history shows that governments which serve their own people, survive and thrive. Governments which serve only their own power, do not.”
President Barack Obama during an address in Moscow at the New Economic School, July 07, 2009.
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President Barack Obama during a speech, May 21, 2009.
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President Barack Obama during a speech, June 4, 2009.
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4 Comments
February 5, 2008 at 10:37 am
I’ll try to post a picture later. Checking on permission, first.
February 5, 2008 at 11:41 am
I remember Shirley Chisholm’s run in 1972. She was an amazing woman.
February 5, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Yes, Shirley was. I thought it would be appropriate to mention her because we have both a woman and an African-American campaigning for president. Even though I don’t agree with all their policies, votes and plans, I feel proud that our nation has come this far. It took too long. Maybe there was a “good” side to Bush’s presidency. Maybe the boy Bush made our nation wake-up and smell the coffee.
February 5, 2008 at 12:54 pm
We can only hope, Cat’s….We can only hope..Blessings