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elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2016-01-27 01:38 pm
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Before Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm

Decades before Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm. As the first black woman to run for president for a major political party she was years ahead of her time. So why don't more people know about her?
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[identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com 2016-01-27 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Years ago, I went to my cousin's college graduation and Shirley Chisholm with the guest speaker. She so impressed me that when she ran for President I voted for her although I knew she'd never win.
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[personal profile] elisi 2016-01-27 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Years ago, I went to my cousin's college graduation and Shirley Chisholm with the guest speaker.
!!!!! I am very impressed with *you*!

[identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com 2016-01-28 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
It was sooo much better than my guest speaker (Clifford Wharton) who almost put me into a coma.
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[personal profile] elisi 2016-01-30 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
I still remember the chap who spoke at Darcy's graduation. Can't remember his name, but it was a good speech.
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