Shirley Chisolm: Champion of Change
Dr. Tonya Allen, illustrated by Chasity Hampton
This biography recounts Shirley Chisholm’s path from educator to political pioneer. It covers her election as the first Black woman in the United States Congress, her run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, and her effort to obtain a major-party endorsement as the first Black candidate to seek one. Chisholm received the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2015.
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