Word: chisholm
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...truly challengs the foundatios of prejudicial thinking, whose political aims so closely reflect those the caucus gave lip service to− women. So firmly entrenched are we in the roots of prejudice that even the discriminated against act in turn to discrimate. Does anyone doubt it that if Shirley Chisholm had been a man, the first black political caucus would have supported the first black political candidate for presidential nominee...
...could never give his "segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever" speech of 1962. "That inaugural speech was given in the context of the times. The people of the South have adjusted to the law." His new rhetoric even permits of praise for his black opponent, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm: "I like people who stick to their guns, even if I don't agree with them...
...well in New Hampshire, and he has been working hard against Muskie for delegates in Illinois. His willingness to face all issues squarely is winning him admirers, but it is also alienating some. He could be a tough man to eliminate, even if he rarely wins. Should Lindsay and Chisholm fade, as seems likely, McGovern could be a power at the convention...
...showed that Californians would be more reluctant to vote for a national ticket that had a woman candidate for Vice President than one with a black man in the No. 2 spot. But they may be getting there. Although she stands no chance of election this year, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, in a sort of double play, is seriously raising the possibility of a President who is not only a woman but a black as well. There will be eight presidential elections between now and the end of the century; the only surprise would be if there were not a woman...
Henry Jackson's 14 per cent showing in Florida was neither very good nor very bad. Wallace's entry hurt him, but it's not clear how much of the latter's vote would have gone to "the Senator from Boeing." Neither Jackson nor Shirley Chisholm (who took 4 per cent in Florida) has much of a chance...