Description:
Two Shirley Chisholm Campaign Posters, 1972.
Note: Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) was an American politician and educator. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress, representing New York's Twelfth Congressional District for seven terms. In 1972, she became the first African American candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Estimate $200-400
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Keywords
Shirley Anita Chisholm, United StatesStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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