Lincoln didn’t just end slavery. King didn’t just dream segregation away. Parks didn’t just get tired one day. It is often the unrecognized actions of previous generations that push a society to eventually embrace mantras such as hope, equality, change, and other ideals, which transform the political landscape. Chisholm’s actions remind us that there are hundreds of forgotten foot soldiers in history that helped to bring these watershed moments to fruition. For.
-Shirley Chisholm
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