Unbought and unbossed

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19013
United States
39° 50' 58.4052" N, 75° 21' 20.6856" W

Unbought and unbossed
Two words that meant more
Then what anyone would've thought
Born in Brooklyn, consumed in poverty
Shirley Chisholm very well could see
The future that was meant to be
A few years back in 2008
A black president was elected
And surely this was fate
From Chisholm's earlier nomination, I
t was surely suspected
As an African American congresswoman,yes she was the first
But in 1986 true political equality was conceived
When she ran for president before 1973.
Though she did not win the nomination
Her attempt was true inspiration
From a woman who could barely afford college, to a woman who must be acknowledged.
She broke down barriers for women and minorities.
In the United States, were people of color once weren't even free
Can be anything especially president of this land from sea to shining sea. Barack Obama is now our leader,
But Shirley Chisholm lead the way,
For him to be there today

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