BookShirley Chisholm ; [foreword by Donna Brazile ; afterword by Shola Lynch ; edited by Scott Simpson].
Summary: Unbought and Unbossed is Shirley Chisholm's account of her remarkable rise from young girl in Brooklyn to America's first African-American Congresswoman. She shares how she took on an entrenched system, gave a public voice to millions, and sets the stage for her trailblazing bid to be the first woman and first African-American President of the United States. By daring to be herself, Shirley Chisholm shows us how she forever changed the status quo. This expanded edition, edited by Scott Simpson, digs deeper with analysis by experts like Donna Brazile and Shola Lynch exploring Shirley Chisholm's impact on today and tomorrow's world.--From publisher's description.
Contents:
pt. 1. Growing up. Early years in Barbados
Back to Brooklyn
College years
Starting in politics
pt. 2. Getting there. Teaching, marriage, and the political arena
In the state assembly
Running for Congress
Breaking the rules
pt. 3. Speaking out. The speech against the war
How I view Congress
Facing the abortion question
The Lindsay campaign and coalition politics
Black politicians and the black minority
pt. 4. Looking ahead. A government that cannot hear the people
Women and their liberation
Youth and America's future
Afterword / Shola Lynch.
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