Born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in 1924‚ Shirley Chisholm is best known for becoming the first black congresswoman (1968)‚ representing New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms. She went on to run for the 1972 Democratic nomination for the presidency—becoming the first major-party African-American candidate to do so. Throughout her political career‚"My greatest political asset‚ which professional politicians fear‚ is my mouth‚ out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn’t
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Shirley st. hill chisholm (1924-2005) Researched By: Taliya K. Hicks 5B A Brief Biography of Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) S hirley St. Hill was born in New York City on November 30‚ 1924 she was the oldest of four daughters. Her parents were Charles and Ruby St.Hill. In 1927 at age 3 Shirley was sent to live on her grandmother ’s farm in Barbados. She attended British grammar school and picked up the Caribbean accent that marked her speech. Shirley moved back to New
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SHIRLY CHISHOLM A MARVICK IN HER TIME Table of Contents Introduction to Shirley Chisholm 3 Shirley’s rearing In Barbados 4 Retuning to Brooklyn 5 Shirley gets an Intro to Politics in College 6 Time for Shirley to Stop watching and get in the Mix 7 Shirley the Assemblywoman 8 Shirley the Congresswoman 10 Shirley fights for our basic Civil Rights 11 Shirley’s work in Congress reflected the Civil Rights Movement 12 Shirley’s Bid for the President
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Biography Shirley Chisholm‚ the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives‚ died on January 1‚ 2005. She was 80 years old. Chisholm had an influential political career. In 1968‚ she was elected to Congress from New York City. She served until 1983‚ when she retired. In 1972‚ Chisholm became the first black person to seek the Democratic Presidential nomination. She won 152 delegates. Jesse Jackson called her a "woman of great courage . . . who refused to accept the ordinary
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Shirley Chisholm: An educator‚ activist and politician. There are some people in this world who are born to make a difference. One person who tried and was successful to make a difference in others life was Shirley Chisholm. “All her life‚ she worked to improve the lives of others.”1Shirley Chisholm was a strong African American women‚ who achieved many goals in her life. Her hard work and dedication allowed her to achieve those goals. Her speeches and her writing inspired many people. Being a
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Shacole Smith TOPIC: Shirley Chisholm GENERAL PURPOSE STATEMENT: To inform my audience about Shirley Chisholm SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: To inform the audience on her speaking and speeches. CENTRAL IDEA: Shirley Chisholm Speeches I. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter-How many of you know who Shirley Chisholm is Preview Statement- Today I am going to talk about Shirley Chisholm’s background‚ the major ideas of her speeches‚ and analysis her speeches
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Shirley Chisholm Biography As a new member of a Barbadian family Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn in the city of New York‚ at the early age of three years old Chisholm moved to the Barbados Island that at the time was a British colony‚ there she took a well-rounded early education which stressed the traditional British teachings of reading‚ writing‚ and history. She returned to New York when she was ten years old during the height of the Great Depression‚ a severe economic shortage‚ therefor
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A Brief Speech Analysis of Shirley Chisholm Abstract This essay is a brief evaluation of the speeches given in the documentary of Shirley Chisholm. The tools used to analyze the speeches are identified throughout the paper. It concludes an analysis of the introduction‚ body‚ conclusion‚ language‚ and delivery. The accomplishments of these tools are discussed to give an overall evaluation. The sources used to identify the tools are internet and non internet based to conclude the analysis.
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Shirley Chisholm first became active in politics in 1968 when she became the first African American to be elected in congress. She represented the New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms. During her time‚ she focused on things such as education and social justice. She also helped form a black political organization known as the Black Caucus. She was also known for being the first African American woman to run for the Democratic presidency in 1972. Even though she was unsuccessful
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Shirley Chisholm was born November 30‚1924. She was born in Brooklyn‚New York. She was the first African American congresswoman in 1968. She represented New York State in the U.S House of Representatives for seven terms. Shirley Chisholm ran for Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1972. One major accomplishment was a financial aid program known as Search for Elevation‚ Education and Knowledge also know as SEEK. This passed into a law in 1965. Seek then reached out to students of color. This
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