- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Campaigning for Shirley Chisholm
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1972
- Subject:
- Politics and government--United States
Political campaigns--1970-1980
Political elections--United States
African Americans--1970-1980
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Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Summerhill, 33.73788, -84.38437
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of an unidentified individual carrying a sign declaring "Shirley Chisholm for President 1972" in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
Shirley 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. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.889.065
ahc101889065a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/53
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:53/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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