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African-American women’s battle for the vote

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Women's Voting Rights - She Roses

CNN's Nina dos Santos asked her to highlight some of the women that were really foundational or inspiring in this movement. On camela harris' list is fanny le hamer, mary church tarroll am and shirley chisholm. Dos Santos: i think missus Chisholm never believed she would become the democratic nominee for president in 19 72. But here we are, just seven years after a voting rights act has now opened the door to african americans at the ballot box for the first time in us history. And chisolm is there to ignite black Americans right is to lift their sights.

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