On November 5, 1968, Shirley Chisholm The First Black Woman To Serve In The U.S. Congress. A Democrat, She Represented The Bedford-Stuyvesant Section Of Brooklyn.In 1972, She Became The First Black American And First Woman To Run For President, With A Major Political Party.
Born In New York, To West Indian Parents, On November 30, 1924, The Educator, Writer And Polirician Served In Congress For 14 Years. She Was An Outspoken Champion Of Minority And Poverty Issues, Fought To Raise The Minimum Wage And To Obtain Federal Funding For Day Care Centers, Advocated Women's Rights And Opposed Defense Spending.
She Authored Two Books, "Unbought And Unbossed" (1970) And "The Good Fight" (1973). The Latter Tells The Story Of Her Presidential Campaign.
Shirley Chisholm Died On January 1, 2005.
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