United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1972-02-11View of Democratic presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in a meeting during a stop in Atlanta, Georgia during her presidential campaignShirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005) was the first African American woman elected to Congress; she represented New York's 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first African American to run for President as a major-party candidate and was the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.image/jpegAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Boyd Lewis photographsMSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--1970-1980Political campaigns--1970-1980Presidential candidates--United StatesShirley ChisholmStillImage