<div>A moving portrait of how black Americans have spoken out against injustice&mdash;with speeches by Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, and more. In &ldquo;full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul&rdquo;, this unique anthology collects the transcribed speeches of the twentieth century&rsquo;s leading African American cultural, literary, and political figures, many never before available in printed form (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). From an 1895 speech by Booker T. Washington to Julian Bond&rsquo;s sharp assessment of school segregation on the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board in 2004, the collection captures a powerful tradition of oratory&mdash;by political activists, civil rights organizers, celebrities, and religious leaders&mdash;going back more than a century. Including the text of each speech with an introduction placing it in historical context, Say It Plain is a remarkable record&mdash;from the back-to-Africa movement to the civil rights era and the rise of black nationalism and beyond&mdash;conveying a struggle for freedom and a challenge to America to live up to its democratic principles. Includes speeches by: <ul><li>Mary McLeod Bethune</li><li>Julian Bond</li><li>Stokely Carmichael</li><li>Shirley Chisholm</li><li>Louis Farrakhan</li><li>Marcus Garvey</li><li>Jesse Jackson</li><li>Martin Luther King Jr.</li><li>Thurgood Marshall</li><li>Booker T. Washington</li><li>Walter White</li></ul></div>

Say It Plain

<div>In this classic work&#8212;a blend of memoir, social criticism, and political analysis that remains relevant today&#8212;the first Black Congresswoman to serve in American history, New York&#8217;s dynamic representative Shirley Chisholm, traces her extensive political struggle and examines the problems that have long plagued the American system of government.&#8220;A tremendously impressive book.&#8221; &#8212;Washington Post&#8220;What [Chisholm] did was so pioneering. . . . She embraced what made her different and used it as her superpower.&#8221; &#8212;Regina King&#8220;I want to be remembered as a woman . . . who dared to be a catalyst of change.&#8221; Political pioneer Shirley Chisholm&#8212;activist, member of the House of Representatives, and former presidential candidate&#8212;was a woman who consistently broke barriers and inspired generations of American women, and especially women of color. Unbought and Unbossed is her story, told in her own words&#8212;a thoughtful and informed look at her rise from the streets of Brooklyn to the halls of Congress. Chisholm speaks out on her life in politics while illuminating the events, personalities, and issues of her time, including the schism in the Democratic party in the 1960s and &#8217;70s&#8212;all of which speak to us today.In this frank assessment, &#8220;Fighting Shirley&#8221; recalls how she took on an entrenched system, gave a public voice to millions, and embarked on a trailblazing bid to be the first woman and first African American President of the United States. By daring to be herself, Shirley Chisholm shows how one person forever changed the status quo.Look out for the biopic Shirley, directed by John Ridley and starring Regina King, coming in March 2024.&#8220;Her motto and title of her autobiography&#8212;Unbought and Unbossed&#8212;illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.&#8221; &#8212;National Women&#8217;s History Museum</div>

Unbought and Unbossed

<div>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&#8212;a work of immense historical importance that both captures and transcends its times, newly reissued to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of her campaign.&#8220;Shirley Chisholm's fearless determination has been an inspiration to so many of us.&#8221; &#8212;Regina KingBefore Kamala Harris, before Hillary Rodham Clinton there was Shirley Chisholm. In 1972, the Congresswoman from New York&#8212;the first Black woman elected to Congress&#8212;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 &#8220;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.&#8221; 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 conservatism and piety of the Black majority of the period, decries identity politics that lead to destructive power struggles within a fractious Democratic Party, and offers prescient advice on the direction of Black politics. From the whirlwind of the primaries to the final dramatic maneuvering at the tumultuous 1972 Democratic National Convention, The Good Fight is an invaluable portrait of twentieth-century politics and a Democratic Party in flux.Most importantly, The Good Fight is the portrait of a reformer who dedicated her life to making politics work for all Americans. Chisholm saw her campaign as an extension of her political commitment; she ran as an idealist grounded in reality who used her opportunity and position to give voice to all the forgotten. This book bears the stamp of her remarkable personality and her commitment to speaking truth no matter the consequences.Look out for the biopic Shirley, directed by John Ridley and starring Regina King, coming in March 2024.</div>

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