9.8K views · 270 reactions | On this day 50 years ago, Shirley Chisholm announced her intention to run for the US presidency. She was the first black woman from a major party to seek the nomination to run for the country’s highest office. https://bbc.in/3qW3Uh9 | BBC World Service | Facebook

5.7K views · 472 reactions | Shirley Chisholm was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, the first African American woman to do so. In 1972 Chisholm ran for president and showed all politicians what it meant to be unbought and unbossed. Learn more from WMHT Public Media: to.pbs.org/36zpkWR #BlackHistoryPBS #BlackHistoryMonth | PBS | Facebook

558 reactions · 56 shares | On #InternationalWomensDay, we remember Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York’s 12th congressional district from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, Chisholm became the first woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major political parties. Read on to see one of her campaign posters, and a quote from Chisholm. | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

129K views · 823 reactions | Shirley Chisholm’s groundbreaking career in politics includes being the first black person to seek a presidential nomination with a major party ... and the first woman to do so as a Democrat. #BlackHistory #BlackGlory | HuffPost | Facebook