***Shirley Chisholm (on this day)***
Hotep! Today is Wednesday, July 13th 2005, and here is something that happened in Black History on this date:
In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American Presidential nominee, with 151 votes from the delegates polled.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman representing New York's 12th District from 1969-1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. In 1972, she became the first African-American and the first woman to make a serious bid to be President of the United States.
In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American Presidential nominee, with 151 votes from the delegates polled.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator and author. She was a Congresswoman representing New York's 12th District from 1969-1983. In 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. In 1972, she became the first African-American and the first woman to make a serious bid to be President of the United States.
posted by ahlam at 10:11 AM
3 Comments:
I don't think ppl understand how significant that is. A black woman? She's the first Af-Am person and the first woman to make a serious bid for the presidency
We should never forget her name....Unbought and Unbossed for sure!
How true!
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