UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED 12 Facts About Shirley Chisholm, The First African-American to Run For President Being the first black woman to serve on Congress would be a significant enough accomplishment for a lifetime, but it wasn’t good enough for Shirley Chisholm. Three years after she arrived in Washington, D.C., Chisholm became the first woman toContinue reading “Who Was Shirley Chisholm? Day 4 of Black History Month”