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I worked as a volunteer in her historic 1972 Presidential campaign. As a woman of Barbadian and Guyanese descent. Congresswoman Chisholm never forgot her roots and connections to the Caribbean. Her work. whether it was fighting for equal access to education in the United States Congress or Haitian refugees in detention camps. her commitment always stemmed from her faith and her strong Caribbean values. When the United StatesCaribbean relations began to deteriorate over the war in Iraq. the coups in Haiti. and the Cuban embargo. I knew that we needed to go back and really recognize our deep and strong relations with the Caribbean.