Friends, I am a candidate for the presidency of the United States. I make that statement proudly with the full knowledge that as a black person and a female person, I do not have a chance of actually gaining that office in this election year. I make that statement seriously knowing that my candidacy itself can change the face and future of American politics.
Shirley Chisholm announces her candidacy for the presidency and acknowledges the challenges she faces as a black woman.
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First of all, gentlemen, you have to really recognize I am doing something in this country that has never really been done before. It is a question of inculcation, reorientation and education. Never before in this country, ever since the…
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