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Shirley Chisholm Campaigns for Nomination (3:24)

While seeking the candidacy for president of the United States in 1972, Shirley Chisholm campaigns hard, speaking to crowds across the country about her beliefs in equality for women and minorities. In 1968, Chisholm became the first African-American congresswoman.

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  • Shirley Chisholm Campaigns for Nomination
    Shirley Chisholm Campaigns for Nomination

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    While seeking the candidacy for president of the United States in 1972, Shirley Chisholm campaigns hard, speaking to crowds across the country about her beliefs in equality for women and minorities. In 1968, Chisholm became the first African-American congresswoman.

    Audio Clip (3:24)
  • Shirley Chisholm Runs for Presidential Nomination
    Shirley Chisholm Runs for Presidential Nomination

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    During her 1972 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American congresswoman, promises to tell the truth about sex and race.

    Audio Clip (1:30)

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(born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 1, 2005, Ormond Beach, Florida) American politician, the first African American woman to be elected to the U.

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