This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview recorded in 1982 with the late Shirley A. Chisholm, the former Congresswoman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, the first African America woman elected to Congress, and the first major-party African American candidate for President of the United States.
1972 Presidential campaign
Shirley A. Chisholm (Ep. 52, 2021)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to Shirley A. Chisholm, the late Congresswoman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, the first African America woman elected to Congress, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the first major party African American candidate for President of the United States.