15 Surprising Facts About Black Women
- By
Meg Butler
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A Black Woman Ran For President in 1972
Shirley Chisholm’s run for president in 1972 was a symbolic gesture to pave the way for other African-American candidates like Barack Obama. And Shirley’s political statement nearly cost her her life — three times. Hear Shirley talk about it in the award-winning documentary Shirley Chisholm ’72: Unbossed and Unbought.
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