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00:00Hi, welcome back to my channel.

00:02In this video, I will explain the ending of Shirley.

00:04So if let's begin.

00:06Shirley is a poignant biographical drama helmed by John Ridley, capturing the historic 1972

00:11presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the pioneering first black woman elected to

00:15the United States Congress.

00:17Regina King delivers a powerful performance in the titular role, portraying Chisholm's

00:21groundbreaking journey with depth and authenticity.

00:24The film also features standout performances by Lance Reddick and Lucas Hedges in key supporting

00:29roles, offering a compelling exploration of Chisholm's trailblazing legacy and the

00:32challenges she faced as a political trailblazer, here's everything you need to know about

00:36the ending, just to let you know this video will contain spoilers.

00:40Shirley Chisholm, a school teacher from Brooklyn becomes the first black woman to get elected

00:44to Congress.

00:45In 1971, she decided to put her name on the ticket and run for president.

00:50She chooses Wesley Emak Holder as her advisor and Arthur Hardwick to oversee the money.

00:56Her husband Conrad she appoints as the head of security.

00:59She chooses her former intern, Robert, as her national student organizer.

01:04Her campaign begins with Massachusetts, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Wisconsin rounded up

01:08for the start.

01:10Florida is the big primary they focus all their efforts on.

01:14Her campaign doesn't do well at all in the Florida primary.

01:17She meets her rival Walter Fauntree, who asks her to drop out in the D.C. primary so he

01:21can win.

01:22In return, he gives her his word that he'll be releasing all his delegates to her after

01:26the first round at the convention.

01:29She agrees.

01:30There are many setbacks along the way but Shirley keeps at it, even through the shakeups

01:34her marriage suffers from.

01:36Shirley then decides to go for the California primary and pours more of her own money into

01:40the campaign.

01:42She doesn't do well there but hope emerges after Muskie and Humphrey's campaign seeks

01:45to let her join in to contest the winner-take-all results of the Californian primary and distribute

01:50the delegates to all of them proportionally.

01:52She then gets a sizable amount of delegates to become a significant voice at the convention.

01:57However, McGovern's campaign managed to pressure longtime Chisholm loyalist Ron Dellums and

02:02Walter to defer their delegates to the senator.

02:05In the end, Chisholm decides to release all her delegates and continues to fight the good

02:08fight in Congress, even as her presidential campaign comes to a close.

02:13After raking in a measly percentage of votes in most of the primaries, Shirley decides

02:17to win the delegates through the California primary.

02:20She believes that even if they don't win, at least winning enough delegates will award

02:23them the power to make some meaningful change at the convention.

02:26However, California is a winner-take-all.

02:30After spending more of her money, which causes another big rift in her marriage, she comes

02:34fourth in terms of the vote.

02:36McGovern wins California's Democratic primary, taking in 44 percent of the vote.

02:41Humphrey followed him with 39 percent, followed by the others who took the rest.

02:46This gives McGovern all 271 delegate votes.

02:49Two men from the Muskie and Humphreys campaigns meet Chisholm and ask her to join them in

02:53the motion at the Credentials Committee that what transpired in California is undemocratic,

02:57and they all awarded with the delegates proportionally.

03:00She agrees as it looks promising.

03:03With the black delegates that Humphrey promised to defer to her, as well as her arrangements

03:07with Walter and Ron Dellums, she'd be going into the convention controlling over 150 delegates.

03:12In Miami, it's upon Chisholm to keep the delegates she's as good as secured from Muskie, Humphrey,

03:17Walter, and Ron from breaking for McGovern.

03:20She manages to do so, and black delegates from all over begin switching to her side.

03:25Then another great news arrives when Humphrey decides to drop out and releases all his delegates

03:29to her.

03:31Shirley has done it, and now with a total of 250 delegates, she can make a real dent

03:35at the convention and put forward the demands for her political cause.

03:39However, she receives word from CBS News that Walter is releasing his delegates to McGovern.

03:44Soon, it's learned that Ron Dellums has done the same too, and shortly he confirms it himself

03:49while appearing on TV.

03:51Mack rallies up the room to start working the phones and keep as many delegates as they

03:54can to keep deferring to McGovern.

03:57However, Shirley asks everyone to put out a statement saying she's releasing all her

04:01delegates.

04:02She's done all that could've been done.

04:05With tears and heavy hearts, but also grateful and proud ones, they drop out and Shirley

04:09releases all her delegates to Sen. McGovern.

04:12Barbara Lee went on to serve California's 9th Congressional District and currently is

04:16the highest-ranking African-American woman in Democratic leadership in Congress.

04:20Wesley A. Mack Holder continued to do great and important work breaking racial barriers

04:24as a mentor to promising young politicians.

04:27He died at the age of 95.

04:30Ron Dellums, whom Chisholm forgave even after he deferred to McGovern and robbed her of

04:33all her delegates, went on to become the mayor of Oakland in 2007.

04:38He also remained a friend and political ally to Shirley.

04:41Robert went on to complete his Juris Doctorate and open his own law firm, where he now works

04:45as a highly sought-after lawyer.

04:48Shirley and Conrad, who went through a major rough patch in their marriage during her presidential

04:51campaign, finally divorced in 1977.

04:55Later the same year, she married Arthur Hardwick.

04:58Shirley Chisholm served seven terms in Congress and introduced over 50 pieces of legislation

05:03to improve the lives of the marginalized and disenfranchised.

05:06What Netflix's Shirley Leaves Out About the True Story

05:10The Netflix film Shirley depicts Chisholm as a resilient and steadfast campaigner who

05:14would not back down from her noble pursuits.

05:16In reality, Chisholm was more grounded and aware of the unlikeliness of her candidacy

05:20but still worked diligently to make a splash in the 1972 presidential election and at the

05:25Democratic National Convention.

05:27Chisholm had said that she ran for office, in spite of hopeless odds, to demonstrate

05:31the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo, via USA Today.

05:35Shirley Chisholm survived multiple assassination attempts.

05:39One of Chisholm's near-death experiences was depicted in the Netflix film but the presidential

05:43candidate had been reportedly targeted as many as three separate times during her historic

05:47campaign.

05:49Chisholm received many death threats as well and was granted protection from the Secret

05:52Service in response as she continued her campaign.

05:55Despite the danger and risk involved in her campaign, she saw it through until the end.

06:00The film focuses more on her positive outlook and strategy more than diving into the vulnerable

06:04moments of Chisholm dealing with the intense pressure.

06:07Shirley Chisholm left Congress in 1982 feeling isolated and misunderstood.

06:12Despite Chisholm's extraordinary trailblazing efforts, the landscape of American politics

06:16during the 1970s ultimately worked to keep the interests of her and her constituents

06:20out of the bigger picture.

06:22Chisholm stood firmly against the Vietnam War and advocated for middle-class Americans

06:26on issues such as minimum wage and spending increases for education, healthcare, and other

06:30social services.

06:32She famously told the New York Times after leaving Congress,

06:35I will be doing a lot of things to take my mind off the aches and pains of being so misunderstood,"

06:39via Smithsonian Magazine.

06:41What Happened to Shirley Chisholm After Shirley?

06:44Throughout the rest of her career as a U.S. Congresswoman, Chisholm served as the Secretary

06:48of the Democratic Caucus from 1977 to 1981.

06:52She stood strongly against the implementation of the military draft during the Vietnam War

06:56and advocated for equal rights for women and land rights for indigenous peoples.

07:01Over time, Chisholm had remained loyal to the Democratic Party but had garnered some

07:04political opponents who worked to suppress her positions of authority in Congress.

07:09Chisholm's political career as a U.S. Congresswoman ended in 1982 and the historic figure became

07:13interested in living a more quiet and private life.

07:17Chisholm ultimately divorced her husband, Conrad, and married Arthur Hardwick Jr. in

07:211977.

07:23Hardwick was in a bad car accident in 1979, which contributed to Chisholm's decision

07:27to pursue other life interests.

07:30Chisholm taught for one year at the all-women M.T.

07:31Holyoke College in Massachusetts.

07:34In 1984, Chisholm co-founded an organization initially known as the National Black Women's

07:39Political Caucus.

07:41As stated in Shirley, she died on January 1, 2005 in Florida.

07:45That's all for now folks, I would appreciate it if you could give the video a super thanks

07:49with a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel so you can see more content like this every

07:52day, take care, bye!

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