“The difference between de jure and de facto segregation is the difference between open, forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements between real estate dealers, school officials, and local politicians.”

— Shirley Chisholm

Source: Unbought and Unbossed (1970), p. 160.

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American politician 1924–2005

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