A seat at the table : the life and times of Shirley Chisholm / Drs. Glenn L. Starks and F. Erik Brooks.

"Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first African American woman of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States. Though her run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination may not have...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Starks, Glenn L., 1966- (Author)
Brooks, F. Erik (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2024]
Subjects:
Chisholm, Shirley, > 1924-2005.
African American legislators > Biography.
Women legislators > United States > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
Presidential candidates > United States > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Teachers > United States > Biography.
Parlementaires noirs américains > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Noires américaines > Biographies.
Enseignants > États-Unis > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > House.
African Americans.
Legislators.
Presidential candidates.
Teachers.
United States.
Biography.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first African American woman of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States. Though her run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination may not have ended in victory, it was successful in forging a grassroots campaign that united diverse Americans behind a candidate who championed their collective interests and that laid the groundwork for change then, now, and in the future"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:E840.8.C48 S73 2024
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1641609265
9781641609265