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Chisholm '72 - Unbought & Unbossed
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543165583
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: D2226558D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 01, 2005
Running Time: 77 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Editorial Review:
Shirley Chisholm, a Democrat from New York, was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress (in 1969), and then--long before the likes of Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton--the first African American of either gender to seek a major party's presidential nomination, an effort recounted in Unbought & Unbossed. Chisholm, who died in January 2005 (the 76-minute documentary was produced the previous year), undoubtedly knew that her chances of winning her party's 1972 nomination, let alone the general election, were nil; she ran, she said, to "shake up the system." But while her quest may have been hopeless (as it turned out, so was that of George McGovern, the eventual nominee, who lost to incumbent Richard Nixon in a landslide of historic proportions), it was hardly quixotic. Well-educated, articulate, and tough, Chisholm faced plenty of opposition, including from women and other black politicians; she was even physically attacked on the "Chisholm Trail," as she called her campaign ('72 was also the year that Alabama governor George Wallace, another would-be Democratic nominee, was shot and paralyzed). But she stayed the course all the way up to the Democratic convention in Miami, when she finally released her delegates to McGovern, and continued serving in the House of Representatives until 1983. Whether or not Shirley Chisholm met her goal of becoming "a catalyst for change," as she planned, is arguable. But that she had guts and the strength of her convictions is beyond debate. --Sam Graham
CHISHOLM ?72 Unbought & Unbossed is the first historical documentary on Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her campaign to become the Democratic Party?s presidential nominee in 1972. Following Chisholm from the announcement of her candidacy in January to the Democratic National Convention in Miami, Florida in July, the story is like her- fabulous, fierce, and fundamentally ?right on.?
Chisholm?s fight is for inclusion, as she writes in her book The Good Fight (1973), and encompasses all Americans ?who agree that the institutions of this country belong to all of the people who inhabit it.? Shunned by the political establishment, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm asks people of color, feminists and young voters for their support to ?reshape our society and take control of our destiny as we go down the Chisholm Trail in 1972.? To the surprise of many, voters responded.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Chisholm'72
I would like to thank the writer, Keith A. Beau for his ability to capture this valuable historical information about Ms. Chisholm and her life encounters during this very critical time. It is "a keeper", especially for those who are African American and other nationalities- in search of more Self-awareness and Diversity-awareness.
Rating: - Unbought and Unbossed!
Before Barack Obama began talking about change, and saying that "his time had come," Shirley Chisholm, the first African American to run for President, was using these very same slogans in her 1972 campaign for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination. Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress, intelligent, stubborn, outspoken, and optimistic, she knew her chances of gaining the nomination were slim in a field of white, powerful, politically well-connected older ... Read More
Rating:  - Important then and now
Chisholm isn't talked about much today. She seems to be forgotten by many.
With Hilary running many forget that Hillary wasn't the first woman to seek the nomination of the Democratic party. This DVD will really help you understand politics and what goes on behind the curtains. It's is strange Obama is leading with the delegate count. Yet many are suggesting he can't win and perhaps he should step aside. There are haunting similarities in the way Shirley was treated. She was often told she can't ... Read More
Rating: - fear and loving on the '72 Chisholm trail
Chisholm '72 (2004)
directed by Shola Lynch
approx 76 minutes
This is a very good PBS-style documentary on Shirley Chisholm's run for the Democratic presidential nomination. The movie is a good mix of historical footage and recent interviews with people involved in the race. 1972 was a very strange year in politics in general and in the Democratic Party in particular. At one point, more than 10 people were trying to capture the nomination. Unlike today where the DLC-dominated ... Read More
Rating: - Thanks Shirley! We've gotta take your experience at the '72 Convention & make it work for OBAMA!
Shirley Chisholm was a brave lady with a whole load of class. It's understandable that one could say she was ahead of her time, but hell she would have been an amazing statesperson. The fundamental lesson that I learned from watching this DVD however was the horse trading the goes on with delegates behind the scenes at the party convention. I'm a young person who has felt an overwhelming sense of powerlesness and depression over the last 6 years due to the victories achieved through fear by the current ... Read More
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