
Shirley Chisholm


Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY)
Representative of New York's 12th Congressional District from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1983 (91st-97th Congresses)

Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) on Rules Committee
Shirley Chisholm (in white suit) seated with Rules Committee

Press Conference Following Meeting with President Richard Nixon
L-R: Rep. William Clay Sr. (D-MO); Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY); Rep. Charles Diggs (D-MI); and Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY)

Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) and Muriel Morrissey at the CBC Weekend Education Braintrust
Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY), sitting at table with Muriel Morrissey (Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice)

Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) and Muriel Morrissey at the CBC Weekend Education Braintrust
Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY), sitting at table with Muriel Morrissey (Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice)

Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) speaking at the CBC Weekend Education Braintrust

CBC Members During the 94th-95th Congress
Left to Right: (front row) Rep. Cardiss Collins, Rep. Yvonne Burke, Rep. Shirley Chisholm (back row) Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Andrew Young, Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., Rep. Ralph Metcalfe, Rep. Robert Nix, Del. Walter Fauntroy,...

Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm (D-NY)
Representative of New York's 12th Congressional District from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1983 (91st-97th Congresses)

Founding Members of the Congressional Black Caucus
Left to Right: (front row) Rep. Robert Nix Sr., Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Rep. Augustus Hawkins (second row) Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. William Clay Sr., Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. George Collins, Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Ralph...

Black Congress Members Meet with President Nixon
In a long-delayed meeting at the White House, 12 black congressmen brought the problems facing 25 million black Americans directly to President Nixon. Clockwise around the table beginning with the President: Rep. Augustus Hawkins; Rep. William Clay; Rep. Ronald...

The Congressional Black Caucus During the 93rd Congress
This photo was taken following a meeting with President Gerald Ford at the White House. Left to Right: (front row) Rep. Augustus Hawkins, Rep. Cardiss Collins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Rep. William Clay Sr., Rep. Parren Mitchell (back row)...