[African-Americana – Women’s History – Politics] Chisholm, Shirley

Shirley Chisholm Speaks Out. Presidential Campaign Position Paper No. 1. Foreign Aid [with] Shirley Chisholm Speaks Out. Presidential Campaign Position Paper No. 2. The Middle East Crisis.

Washington, D.C. Shirley Chisholm for President Headquarters, 1972. 4 + 4 pp. Some coffee stains to No. 1, No. 2 Near Fine, overall very good to Near Fine. Item #List3414

A scarce pair of positional papers published by the Shirley Chisholm campaign, outlining her positions on foreign aid and the Middle East. During the campaign, Chisholm consistently affirmed Israel’s right to exist and defend itself, aligning with other Democratic views of the era; however, distinctively for a major presidential candidate in 1972, Chisholm emphasized that Palestinians were a displaced people with legitimate political and human rights claims.

We find one other example of each, at the University of Rochester, which also holds several additional issues including No. 3, Equality of commitment - Africa; No. 4, The Economy; No. 5, Justice in America; No. 7, Consumerism; and No. 8, Housing.

Price: $350.00