a black and a woman running for the democratic nomination. a first! oh, wait. it happened in 1972!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator and author <1>. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from 1968 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first major party African American candidate for President of the United States. She won 152 delegates.<2>, <3> Other women who ran for President of the United States in 1972 include Linda Jenness and Evelyn Reed.

[zabet]

1. Yes it did.

:hi: Hope you don't mind me adding this here again.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/citizen_jane/9

Remember this woman?
Posted by citizen_jane in General Discussion: Primaries
Thu Feb 07th 2008, 04:33 PM
I do, I was only 10 during her
bid for the Democratic nominee but,
I can remember the excitement in my
parents household and being told, listen,
watch, even if she does not get elected..
she is making history.








Chisholm joined the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969, as one of its founding members. In 1972, she made a bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, receiving 152 delegate votes, but ultimately losing the nomination to South Dakota Senator George McGovern. Chisholm's base of support was ethnically diverse and included the National Organization for Women. Among the volunteers who were inspired by her campaign was Barbara Lee, who would go on to become a congresswoman some 25 years later. (Currently, Barbara Lee has a couple of pieces of legislation that would honor Shirley Chisholm, including H Con Res 9, calling on the US Postal Service to create a stamp honoring her, and HR 176, which would create a program to encourage educational exchanges between the US and Caribbean nations.) Chisholm said she ran for the office

"in spite of hopeless odds, . . . to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chish...

She was a true first, an African-American Woman running
for President, unbought and unbossed (how many politicians
can honestly use that as a slogan these days?).

[TexasLady]

2. Bumping

Cause I loved her.