The Daring Soul

The time was now No one would change her mind She threw in her bonnet Into the pile of hats And dared to run for president Not only as a woman But as an African-American Against all odds, against all hope People noticed her potential But the world was not ready Neither for a woman or an African-American Although she lost she began the movement That not only could an African-American run for office But that a woman could try This daring soul was Shirley Chisholm The African-American women who dared