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Unit7

I’dRatherBeBlackthanFemale

ShirleyChisholm

1、 BeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon、TherearenineotherblacksinCongress;therearetenotherwomen、Iwasthefirsttooverebothhandicapsatonce、Ofthetwohandicaps,beingblackismuchlessofadrawbackthanbeingfemale、

2、 IfIsaidthatbeingblackisagreaterhandicapthanbeingawoman,probablynoonewouldquestionme、Why?Because“weallknow”thereisprejudiceagainstblackpeopleinAmerica、Thatthereisprejudiceagainstwomenisanideathatstillstrikesnearlyallmen—and,Iamafraid,mostwomen—asbizarre、

3、 PrejudiceagainstblackswasinvisibletomostwhiteAmericansformanyyears、Whenblacksfinallystartedto“mention”it,withsitins,boycotts,andfreedomrides,Americanswereincredulous、“Who,us?”theyaskedininjuredtones、“We’reprejudiced?”Itwasthestartofalong,painfulreeducationforwhiteAmerica、Itwilltakeyearsforwhites—includingthosewhothinkofthemselvesasliberals—todiscoverandeliminatetheracistattitudestheyallactuallyhave、

4、 Howmuchharderwillitbetoeliminatetheprejudiceagainstwomen?Iamsureitwillbealongerstruggle、PartoftheproblemisthatwomeninAmericaaremuchmorebrainwashedandcontentwiththeirrolesassecondclasscitizensthanblackseverwere、

5、 Letmeexplain、Ihavebeenactiveinpoliticsformorethantwentyyears、Forallbutthelastsix,Ihavedonethework—allthetediousdetailsthatmakethedifferencebetweenvictoryanddefeatonelectionday—whilemenreapedtherewards,whichisalmostinvariablythelotofwomeninpolitics、

6、 Itisstillwomen—aboutthreemillionvolunteers—whodomostofthisworkintheAmericanpoliticalworld、Thebestanyofthemcanhopeforisthehonorofbeingdistrictorcountyvicechairman,akindofseparatebutequalpositionwithwhichawomanisrewardedforyearsoffaithfule