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Best Kept Secret: Erik's Birth Mother
2m 13s
Erik's birth mother comes to visit his class at JFK High School.
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Video description: In 1968, Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to Congress. In 1972, she becomes the first black woman to run for president. Shunned by the political establishment, she's supported by a motley crew of blacks, feminists, and young voters. Their campaign-trail adventures are frenzied, fierce and fundamentally right on!
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