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Happy #ShirleyChisholmDay! #OnThisDay Shirley Anita Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn! This year marks the 51st anniversary of her historic election win as the first black woman to serve in the House of Representatives. To honor her legacy of fighting for the working class, a statue will be placed outside the Parkside entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, which has been delayed due to the COVID pandemic. These images depict Chisholm speaking to members of Local 1199 Drug and Hospital Union @seiu1199 at their Brooklyn office and on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant a few weeks before her historic win in Congress. . 1. Chisholm at Local 1199's Brooklyn headquarters, October 1968. 2-3. William O'Dwyer/Chisholm Campaign at Nostrand Ave and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 1968. . [#5933P #Local1199 Photograph Files, #KheelCenter, #ILR, #CornellRAD #Cornell] (at Bedford-Stuyvesant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIO178dJiQu/?igshid=yjdt35y2lnps

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#OnThisDay August 6, 1965 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting practices. Many southern states created obstacles preventing African American citizens from voting, such as enforcing literary tests. Local 1199 Drug and Hospital Union members joined hundreds of others in Mississippi marching in support of minority voter registration. These demonstrations gained national attention prompting President Johnson and Congress to create national voting rights legislation. By the end of 1965, 250,000 new African Americans were registered to vote. . 1. A large group of children gather around a sign encouraging people to register to vote. Photographer: Unknown . 2. Local 1199 members helped register newly-enfranchised voters. Photographer: Unknown . [#5933P #Local1199 #Photograph Collection #KheelCenter #ILRSchool #CornellRAD] #laborarchives #laborhistory #labor #unions #fromthearchives #history #tdih #otd #local1199 #seiu1199 #seiu #hospitalworkers #votingrightsact #1965 #votingrights #LBJ (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDiugOvJQsR/?igshid=rnro39e4r9jw