Shirley Chisholm's Historic Run for President

CrashCourse

This educational video from the Crash Course Black American History series explores the life and political legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress and the first to seek the presidential nomination from a major political party. Host Clint Smith contextualizes Chisholm's rise within the broader social and economic shifts of the 1970s, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Women's Movement, and the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.