Shirley Chisholm Is ‘Unbought And Unbossed’: Powerful Quotes From The First Black Congress
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On this day 52 years ago, Shirley Chisholm made history by becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress. .
At only 43 years old, she represented New York’s 12th Congressional District, an office she held for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.
In 1972, she became the first African American major-party candidate to run for president of the United States .
and was also the first woman to ever run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. .
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