The First Black Woman To Run For President
What Shirley Chisholm Taught Us
Dearest Reader,
Do you know the name: Shirley Chisholm? I suppose I first heard of Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm in college. But I definitely know that once I heard of her, I would never forget her legacy. Shirley Chisholm, a Brooklyn, New York native of Caribbean descent, was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968 and dared…
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