Shirley Chisholm made history in 1968 when she was elected as the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district for seven terms and was also the first Black woman to run for a major party’s nomination for U.S. President in 1972.
Who was the first black woman elected to the US Congress?
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