Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 355

Price Realized: $ 531
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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(POLITICS.) Handbill for the California presidential primary, signed by candidate Shirley Chisholm. Photocopied flier, 11 x 8½ inches, headed "Shirley Chisholm has voted for you--now you can vote for Shirley Chisholm!"; minimal wear; signed in dark green felt-tipped pen "Shirley Chisholm." Los Angeles, CA: California State Campaign Headquarters, 6 June [1972]

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Chisholm touts her voting record from her three years in Congress, including resolute opposition to the Vietnam War, support of labor rights for farm workers, and increased funding for the Office of Education. She concludes with a longer piece on the bussing controversy, placing its roots in economic inequality. No other examples of this campaign handbill have been traced.