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The difference between de jure and de facto segregation is the difference between open, forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements between real estate dealers, school officials, and local politicians.

— Shirley Chisholm Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

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I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

Unbought and Unbossed (1970)

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

Anthology : Quotations and Sayings of People of Color (1973)

We must reject the thought of Saint Paul who said, “let the woman marry in silence."

Speech (1972)

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