Shirley Chisholm preparing to speak at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, during her presidential campaign.

Gary Cooper is helping her adjust the microphone. 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 candidat...

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Main Author:	Schaffner, John P.
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/103691

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Shirley Chisholm preparing to speak at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, during her presidential campaign. Schaffner, John P.
fulltopic	Photographs Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Cooper, Jerome Gary; African Americans--Political activity; Churches; Legislators--Alabama; Legislators--United States; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description	Gary Cooper is helping her adjust the microphone. 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. Cooper, brother of Prichard mayor A. J. Cooper, was a decorated Marine combat veteran, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1973 to 1979), and the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica (1994 to 1997).
spelling	MP0012952_01MP0012952Shirley Chisholm preparing to speak at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, during her presidential campaign.Gary Cooper is helping her adjust the microphone. 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. Cooper, brother of Prichard mayor A. J. Cooper, was a decorated Marine combat veteran, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1973 to 1979), and the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica (1994 to 1997).1976-10-241970-1979Schaffner, John P.Mobile Press-Register093681Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Cooper, Jerome Gary; African Americans--Political activity; Churches; Legislators--Alabama; Legislators--United States; 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/103691
title	Shirley Chisholm preparing to speak at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, during her presidential campaign.
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Shirley Chisholm preparing to speak at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, during her presidential campaign.

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