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The revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color—a work of immense historical importance that both captures and transcends its times, newly reissued to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of her campaign. " Shirley Chisholm's fearless determination has been an inspiration to so many of us. " —Regina King Before Kamala Harris, before Hillary Rodham Clinton there was Shirley Chisholm. In 1972, the Congresswoman from New York—the first Black woman elected to Congress—made history again when she announced her candidacy for President of the United States. Though she understood victory was a longshot, Chisholm chose to run "because someone had to do it first. . . . I ran because most people think the country is not ready for a black candidate, not ready for a woman candidate." In this invaluable political memoir, Chisholm reflects on her unique campaign and a nation at the crossroads of change. With the striking candor and straightforward style for which she was famous, Chisholm reveals the essential wheeling and dealing inherent to campaigning, castigates the innate conserva

Who reads The Good Fight?

Author

Shirley Chisholm

Publisher

Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780063160828

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

3.56 / 5 (94 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14