We have been so patient and loyal ... and what has it gotten us? We want our full share now.
Shirley ChisholmOf my two `handicaps,' being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.
Shirley ChisholmI am not antiwhite, because I understand that white people, like black ones, are victims of a racist society. They are products of their time and place.
Shirley ChisholmThe Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers - a great pity, on both counts. It is not too late to complete the work they left undone. Today, here, we should start to do so.
Shirley Chisholm