The Good Fight

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The Good Fight is a 1973 political memoir by Shirley Chisholm in which she reflects on her groundbreaking 1972 U.S. presidential campaign and her experiences as a pioneering Black congresswoman.

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The Good Fight canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ
about civil rights movement legacy in electoral politics ⓘ
grassroots political organizing ⓘ
legislative work in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
presidential campaign strategy ⓘ
representation of minorities in government ⓘ
associatedWith Democratic Party ⓘ
author Shirley Chisholm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describes barriers faced by Black Americans in U.S. politics ⓘ
barriers faced by women in U.S. politics ⓘ
experiences of a pioneering Black congresswoman ⓘ
documents Shirley Chisholm historic run for U.S. presidency ⓘ
campaign challenges within her own party ⓘ
media treatment of a Black woman candidate ⓘ
emphasizes importance of political participation ⓘ
intersection of race and gender in politics ⓘ
featuresCharacter Shirley Chisholm ⓘ
focusesOn Shirley Chisholm 1972 presidential campaign ⓘ
Shirley Chisholm service in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
genre memoir ⓘ
political literature ⓘ
hasNotableAspect firsthand account of a major-party presidential primary campaign by a Black woman ⓘ
one of the earliest presidential campaign memoirs by a Black woman ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
hasTheme equality in representation ⓘ
political courage ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in politics ⓘ
students of political science and history ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject 1972 United States presidential election ⓘ
African-American politics ⓘ
Shirley Chisholm ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
women in politics ⓘ
narrativeForm autobiographical account ⓘ
placeOfNarrative Brooklyn, New York ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn

United States ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
politicalOrientation progressive ⓘ
publicationYear 1973 ⓘ
setInPeriod early 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
workChronology follows Shirley Chisholm earlier political career ⓘ
workOf African-American literature ⓘ
feminist literature ⓘ

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Shirley Chisholm → notableWork → The Good Fight ⓘ
Bernadette Peters → notableWork → The Good Fight ⓘ
Robert Schenkkan → wrote → The Good Fight ⓘ
Peter Beinart → notableWork → The Good Fight ⓘ
Trini Alvarado → notableWork → The Good Fight ⓘ
subject linked to: Trini
Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. → notableWork → The Good Fight ⓘ