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Shirley Chisholm

Born November 30, 1924Died January 1, 2005 (80 years)
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices", as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women's rights.

Filmography

2025
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print · as Self - First Black Woman Elected To The United States Congress
2024
One to One: John & Yoko · as Self (archive Footage)
2024
Ratified · as Self
2022
Loudmouth · as Self
2022
37 Words (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2020
The Inheritance · as Self
2020
History 101 (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
The Apollo · as Self
2018
Explained (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2017
2014
The Sixties (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2007
Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self
2007
2004
1989
1974
Bicentennial Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator
1973
1969
The David Frost Show (TV Series) · as Self
1968
Soul! (TV Series) · as Self
1968
Black Journal (TV Series) · as Self
1968
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

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