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Issue: 853

Feb 18, 2021

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Black History Monthly – Shirley Chisholm – Unbought & Unbossed (includes video)

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers -- a great pity, on both counts. It is not too late to complete the work they left undone.

On January 25, 1972 Shirley Chisholm, Member of Congress from New York's Twelfth District announced her candidacy for President of the United States. She became the…

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