'Shirley' star Christina Jackson on meeting iconic politician Rep. Barbara Lee and sharing the story of her friendship with fellow trailblazer Shirley Chisholm.
Christina Jackson talks about meeting the iconic politician and bringing her friendship with fellow trailblazer Shirley Chisholm to life with Regina King.also sheds light on how the civil rights trailblazer met one of her closest friends — future U.S. representative Barbara Lee.chronicles the incredible true story of how Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, became the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for president when she ran for office in 1972.
While Jackson studied hard, what she couldn’t research, she had to imagine. For instance, Jackson knew Lee was a mother of two by the time she met Chisholm, so she focused on inhabiting the mindset of a single mom who wanted to make a difference at that time in American history.
Just as Lee found support from Chisholm, Jackson was able to lean on her Oscar-winning costar for help refining her role. “She was so gracious in running lines with me and letting me get comfortable,” she says of working with King. “If I had a question about her process or anything, she would be gracious enough to answer me.”
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