Brooks F. Erik
Brooks F. Erik - A Seat At The Table The Life And Times Of Shirley Chisholm - Hardcover
Brooks F. Erik - A Seat At The Table The Life And Times Of Shirley Chisholm - Hardcover
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Description: When Shriley Chisholm was asked why she would dare run for president her response was why not her? Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm rose from being the child of immigrants to the United States to running for the highest office in the land. Her achievement in doing this as a Black woman was not in spite of her background but rather because of it. She became both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first female African American of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States. She persevered by being steadfast in her political convictions and unwillingness to compromise on the issues she believed in. Chisholm directly challenged the political establishment and was successful because she galvanized women minorities young people and the poor not only in her home district in Brooklyn New York but across the country. She was that catalyst for change who gave a political voice to so many segments of society who were up until that time ignored: women minorities the young members of the gay community domestic and agricultural workers and the poor. Her run for the presidency in 1972 was a win in terms of her forging a unified grassroots campaign in which the voices of the previously voiceless joined together for a single cause of voting for someone who supported their diverse but collective interests. As many historians have pointed out without Shirley Chisholm there may not have been a Hillary Clinton Barack Obama or Kamala Harris.
Title: A Seat At The Table The Life And Times Of Shirley Chisholm
Author(s): Brooks F. Erik
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Barcode: 9781641609265
Pages: 336 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 3/19/2024
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
Description: When Shriley Chisholm was asked why she would dare run for president her response was why not her? Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm rose from being the child of immigrants to the United States to running for the highest office in the land. Her achievement in doing this as a Black woman was not in spite of her background but rather because of it. She became both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first female African American of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States. She persevered by being steadfast in her political convictions and unwillingness to compromise on the issues she believed in. Chisholm directly challenged the political establishment and was successful because she galvanized women minorities young people and the poor not only in her home district in Brooklyn New York but across the country. She was that catalyst for change who gave a political voice to so many segments of society who were up until that time ignored: women minorities the young members of the gay community domestic and agricultural workers and the poor. Her run for the presidency in 1972 was a win in terms of her forging a unified grassroots campaign in which the voices of the previously voiceless joined together for a single cause of voting for someone who supported their diverse but collective interests. As many historians have pointed out without Shirley Chisholm there may not have been a Hillary Clinton Barack Obama or Kamala Harris.
Title: A Seat At The Table The Life And Times Of Shirley Chisholm
Author(s): Brooks F. Erik
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Barcode: 9781641609265
Pages: 336 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 3/19/2024
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
