Chisholm faced fierce competition at the DNC.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Shirley Chisholm faced fierce political opponents such as Humphrey, McGovern, and Muskie in Shirley. The new Netflix historical biopic follows the true story of Chisholm's historic rise from becoming the first black American woman in the U.S. Congress to the first black American woman to ever run for President of the United States.
Shirley has an outstanding cast led by Regina King, Lucas Hedges, Terrence Howard, and the late actor Lance Reddick, who made one of his final posthumous appearances in the film. Shirley was written and directed by John Ridley, who won an Oscar for his work on 2013's 12 Years a Slave.
As depicted in Sharley, Hubert Humphrey pulled out of the race at the 1972 Democratic National Convention and kept his word by giving all of his delegates to Chisholm. This was a significant moment for Chisholm's campaign, as she would have received Humprhey's 67 pledged delegates, which would have raised her total number of delegates from 152 to 219.
George McGovern Won An Overwhelming Majority of Delegates & Secured The Presidential Nomination George McGovern had notably won the Massachusetts primary but was heavily trailing George Wallace before an assassination attempt nearly took his life, paralyzed him from the waist down, and forced him to drop out of the race. McGovern emerged as the most popular candidate heading into the Democratic National Convention, but Chisholm maintained her perseverance and kept campaigning.
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