Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics

by Anastasia C. Curwood

Book Overview

Shaking up New York and national politics by becoming the first African American congresswoman and, later, the first Black major-party presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm left an indelible mark as an "unbought and unbossed" firebrand and a leader in politics for meaningful change. Chisholm spent her formative years moving between Barbados and Brooklyn, and the development of her political orientation did not follow the standard narratives of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469671174
• ISBN13: 9781469671178
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.4"