nov 5, 1968 - Shirley Chisholm becomes first black woman to be elected in US congress.
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Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.On November 5, 1968, Chisholm made history when she won her race to represent New York's 12th Congressional District.
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nov 5, 1968
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~ 57 years ago