Shirley Chsolm's Goals
Shirley Chisolm was a West Indian political activist who achieved a lot in her lifetime in regards to rights for all woman and provided a voice for black community. She held campaigns running for president and spoke to everybody of color back in 1969. Part of her success is owed to her upbringing and her education.
Shirley Chisolm was Bajan and Guyanese woman who was born in Brooklyn but spent most of her early education by her grandmother in Barbados. Although she was born in Brooklyn, schools in the Caribbean were better than schools in the U.S because there was segregation going on. If you were black before the civil rights movements you were placed in very low quality schools. Being that she went to school in Barbados it gave her a better advantage (along with other Caribbean migrants who migrated to America). Being that school were more advanced the culture as well played an …show more content…
She successfully demonstrated a high level of intellect and portrayed how a politically sophisticated woman should be. Her Caribbean Background was a factor in her congressional success, I feel as if it were a blessing and a curse at the same time. In 1968 she was the first woman to be in congress which is huge; her main goal was to be president of the U.S. In her campaigns it wasn’t so radical as to being pro black, she didn’t just want the voices for woman She was concerned with all issues of politics. She reached out to men and woman of all color. Her personality was very clear and thorough when addressing the public. She spoke with meaning and showed what a woman is capable of. Although she had a great campaign for presidency I say her background was a curse because of what she represented made her not win. She was a black woman who represented excellence, white America wasn’t to let a “negro” in office so the delegates made under the table deals for
Shirley Chisolm was Bajan and Guyanese woman who was born in Brooklyn but spent most of her early education by her grandmother in Barbados. Although she was born in Brooklyn, schools in the Caribbean were better than schools in the U.S because there was segregation going on. If you were black before the civil rights movements you were placed in very low quality schools. Being that she went to school in Barbados it gave her a better advantage (along with other Caribbean migrants who migrated to America). Being that school were more advanced the culture as well played an …show more content…
She successfully demonstrated a high level of intellect and portrayed how a politically sophisticated woman should be. Her Caribbean Background was a factor in her congressional success, I feel as if it were a blessing and a curse at the same time. In 1968 she was the first woman to be in congress which is huge; her main goal was to be president of the U.S. In her campaigns it wasn’t so radical as to being pro black, she didn’t just want the voices for woman She was concerned with all issues of politics. She reached out to men and woman of all color. Her personality was very clear and thorough when addressing the public. She spoke with meaning and showed what a woman is capable of. Although she had a great campaign for presidency I say her background was a curse because of what she represented made her not win. She was a black woman who represented excellence, white America wasn’t to let a “negro” in office so the delegates made under the table deals for