Shirley Chisholm at the University of South Alabama in Mobile for a press conference during her presidential campaign.

Shirley Chisholm at the University of South Alabama in Mobile for a press conference during her presidential campaign.

She is speaking to Mayor A. J. Cooper of Prichard. The two men standing behind her are wearing pins that read, " Shirley Chisholm for President." Chisholm, a Democrat from New York, was the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1969 to 1983), and she w...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/103672
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
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Shirley Chisholm at the University of South Alabama in Mobile for a press conference during her presidential campaign.
fulltopic Photographs
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Cooper, Algernon Johnson; University of South Alabama; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--United States; Mayors--Alabama--Prichard; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description She is speaking to Mayor A. J. Cooper of Prichard. The two men standing behind her are wearing pins that read, " Shirley Chisholm for President." Chisholm, a Democrat from New York, was the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1969 to 1983), and she was both the first woman and the first African American to seek the nomination as the presidential candidate of a major political party.
spelling MP0012191_02MP0012191Shirley Chisholm at the University of South Alabama in Mobile for a press conference during her presidential campaign.She is speaking to Mayor A. J. Cooper of Prichard. The two men standing behind her are wearing pins that read, " Shirley Chisholm for President." Chisholm, a Democrat from New York, was the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1969 to 1983), and she was both the first woman and the first African American to seek the nomination as the presidential candidate of a major political party.1972-02-111970-1979Mobile Press-Register073004Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Cooper, Algernon Johnson; University of South Alabama; African Americans--Political activity; Legislators--United States; Mayors--Alabama--Prichard; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/103672
title Shirley Chisholm at the University of South Alabama in Mobile for a press conference during her presidential campaign.
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