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Shirley Chisholm
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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to Congress. On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination (Margaret Chase Smith had previously run for the Republican presidential nomination). She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Shirley Chisholm - 1972
1,09621974: "The Black Woman in Contemporary America"
423The Black Woman In Contemporary America, 1974. Part 1
44The Black Woman In Contemporary America, 1974. Part 2
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46Shirley Chisholm
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18Announcement Speech
19The Black Woman in contemporary America, Part 1
110The Black Woman in contemporary America, Part 2
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Inspirational Speeches Vol. 4
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Say It Plain: Great African American Oratory
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Black American History in Ballad, Song, and Prose
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