Question

Which two statements correctly describe Shirley Chisholm?

Answer 1

The alternatives that correctly describe Shirley Chisholm are A and C:

• A. She was the first African-American woman to run for president of the United States.
• C. She was the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress.

Who was Shirley Chisholm?

She was an American politician and educator, who stands out as the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in 1968, in addition to being the first black woman to have run for the pre-candidate for the US presidency by the Democratic Party in 1972.

Therefore, her candidacy was driven by the civil rights movement and because of structural racism, during her campaign she received death threats.

This is an incomplete question, and the alternatives to the question are as follows:

• A. She was the first African-American woman to run for president of the United States.
• B. She served as a member of President Lyndon Johnson's Cabinet.
• C. She was the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress.
• D. She was the first African-American woman in the New York State legislature.
• E. She ran for the Republican presidential nomination.

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