Tuesday, November 24, 2015

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM HONORED WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2016 PRESIDENT OBAMA HONORED SHIRLEY CHISHOLM POSTHUMOUSLY WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

Feeling Rebloggy

"Shirley Chisholm made history in 1968 by becoming the first African-American woman elected to Congress, beginning the first of seven terms in the House of Representatives. In 1969 she became one of the founding members of what would become the Congressional Black Caucus. Not satisfied, Chisholm went on to make history yet again, becoming the first major-party African-American female candidate to make a bid for the U.S. presidency when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972. She was a champion of minority education and employment opportunities throughout her tenure in Congress. After leaving Congress in 1983, Chisolm taught at Mount Holyoke College and frequently lectured and gave speeches at colleges and universities throughout the country."

www.whitehouse.gov 



Read More On Other Medal Winners
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/16/president-obama-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom

Two minute video on Ms. Chisholm






CHISHOLM UCLA SPEECH FROM MAY 1972
(Strong on race rights and strong on women's rights, both)


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