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“I 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.” quote by Shirley Chisholm — Download Open image

“I 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 Chisholm

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I love America not for what she is, but for what she can become.

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I am and always will be a catalyst for change.

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The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl.

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I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black.

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“Following along the path of her role models, Shirley knew that if she waited for permission, she’d never receive her turn.”

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