Shirley Chisholm: Crash Course Black American History #43

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm ran for president of the United States of America as a Democrat. She didn't win, but this was not the beginning or the end of her career in politics. She held a congressional seat in the New York delegation for decades, and Shirley was a pioneer on many fronts. Today we'll learn about her life, her career, and her legacy.
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SOURCES
Shirley Chisholm, Unbought and Unbossed (Boston: Houghton Mifflin.,1970).
● Marcy Kaptur, Women of Congress: A Twentieth­century Odyssey (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1996).
● Jill S. Pollack, Shirley Chisholm (New York: F. Watts, 1994).
● Barbara Winslow, Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change ( UK: Routledge, 2013).
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[@TheJrpacman]

This is incredible, I can’t believe we didn’t learn about her in school. What an inspiring person.

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This series is is what should be taught in schools! i recommend this to everyone! i’ve learned so much!

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I’m a sophomore in college and have never heard of this woman. I stumbled upon it because the algorithm knows I’m in history class but I still probably won’t ever learn about this woman in books. Thank you for the video I’m all for the girls!!!!

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I have never heard of this extraordinary woman. Amazing. Thanks for dedicating an episode about her!

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Crash course's black American history has inspired me to research other nations' histories. it would be helpful and wonderful if crash course one day covered Chinese and indigenous histories too because they've experienced much conflict as well.

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A series on native american history would be really intresting. Espacially since you seldom hear their perspective.

[@pongop]

Thank you for the amazing lesson! In the show Mrs. America, Uzo Aduba protrayed Shirley Chisholm, but her part was brief, and I wish they had shown more of her.

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Fun fact she won the New Jersey primary. Let’s go Jersey!

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I love this channel.

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Shirley Chisholm was a political heroine of America!

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As I watched this I actually drove past the state park that bares her name

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As a graduate student at the University of Texas, I was doing research in Exercise Physiology. One of the people involved in the research was a middle distance/cross country runner who went on to graduate studies at Columbia University. She became a documentarian. Shola Lynch went on to produce and direct Chisholm 72, Unbought Unbossed. A fantastic documentary.

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Thanks Dr. Smith!

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What an inspiration

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Thank you for this episode. I will read her autobiography.

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To this day, I still think it is weird to have negative feelings towards someone because his skin has another color

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Please do a Crash Course Black American History on Nichelle Nichols.

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I love learning all these new details. I look forward to reading your book recommendation.

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0:20 This man's delivery is perfect

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Year I graduated high school. 50 years ago.

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Crash Course Music Theory?

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right?! and art!!

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Yep the Schools/Media don't often point out the positive truth. There have been alot of great scientists, medical scientists, and specialists that have contributed to the USA. Thomas Sowell points out alot of good ideas alot of people don't want to hear. Good to hear a few sides of the story.

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Amazing

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Excellent video.

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Very interesting video 👍

[@jons7023]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️One of my all time favorite people in history.

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Can you add this to your Black History playlist? I have it bookmarked to check for updates and just happened to find this one came out.

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[@MaryamofShomal]

We love us some Shirley!! Thank you for sharing such an important part of black history, women’s history, _American_ history. I was honored to work on Vice-President Kamala Harris’ campaign, and I love that her campaign design was inspired by Congresswoman Chisolm and her presidential run. For the People! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@tenneshaskyers]

So cool!!!

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And if you haven't seen Stevie Wonder's performance of Superstition on Sesame Street from 1972 I highly suggest you look it up it is a masterpiece.

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Gonna be sad when this series ends hopefully they cover all the recent racism in the USA before then.

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Wonderful history lesson. Appreciate you. ✔

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Ah yes, 1972, the best year of corvette, I mean...yay Stevie Wonder! :D

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