Shirley Chisholm arriving at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, for a speaking engagement during her presidential campaign.

Shirley Chisholm arriving at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, for a speaking engagement during her presidential campaign.

She is speaking with Gary Cooper, and Fred Gray is walking behind them. 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...

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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/103780
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 arriving at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, for a speaking engagement during her presidential campaign.
Schaffner, John P.
fulltopic Photographs
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Cooper, Jerome Gary; Gray, Fred D., 1930-; African Americans--Political activity; Churches; Lawyers; Legislators--Alabama; Legislators--United States; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Women--Political activity; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description She is speaking with Gary Cooper, and Fred Gray is walking behind them. 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). Gray, a prominent civil rights attorney, was one of the first two African Americans elected to the Alabama House since Reconstruction, a seat he held for over 40 years (1971 to 2015).
spelling MP0012952_02MP0012952Shirley Chisholm arriving at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, for a speaking engagement during her presidential campaign.She is speaking with Gary Cooper, and Fred Gray is walking behind them. 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). Gray, a prominent civil rights attorney, was one of the first two African Americans elected to the Alabama House since Reconstruction, a seat he held for over 40 years (1971 to 2015).1976-10-241970-1979Schaffner, John P.Mobile Press-Register093681Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Cooper, Jerome Gary; Gray, Fred D., 1930-; African Americans--Political activity; Churches; Lawyers; 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/103780
title Shirley Chisholm arriving at Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Alabama, for a speaking engagement during her presidential campaign.
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