Day 4: Celebrating 29-Days Of Black History In Brooklyn
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On Day 4 of Black History Month we recognize Shirley Chisholm.
Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to run as a Democrat for United States President and Bernie Sanders is not the first Brooklynite. Brooklyn born Shirley Chisholm ran for the highest U.S. office in 1972. She had been the first black congresswoman in 1968, and as a presidential candidate, was a triple threat – unbought, unbossed, and unafraid. Chisholm boldly told her constituents, “you don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
According to the Brownstoner, it was from her home at 1028 St. John’s Place between Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues in Crown Heights, that she planned her presidency. Chisholm campaigned seriously and strategically. She won the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and 152 delegates before conceding.
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Chisholm writes in her book, Unbought And Unbossed (her campaign slogan) “Unless we start to fight and defeat the enemies in our own country – poverty and racism – and make our talk of equality and opportunity ring true, we are exposed in the eyes of the world as hypocrites when we talk about making people free.”
Watch an exclusive interview with Shirley Chisholm here:
