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Feb 4, 2019 • 39 tweets • 25 min read
Every day for the rest of the month we'll be bringing you a #FoldingChair#BlackHistoryMonth fact, celebrating a man or woman who created their own seat at the table. #CreatingCommunityWhereverWeSit#BHM
Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm famously said “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” In 1968, Chisholm became the first black woman elected to Congress. She campaigned using the slogan "Unbought and Unbossed." #BlackHistoryMonth#BHM