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Tweet - "Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of Shirley Chisholm becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress. A few years after her historic win, she ran for president and I was proud to be one of two delegates to vote for her at the 1972 Democratic National Convention."

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By: Jim Clyburn

Date: Nov. 5, 2019

Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

"Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of Shirley Chisholm becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

A few years after her historic win, she ran for president and I was proud to be one of two delegates to vote for her at the 1972 Democratic National Convention."

@WhipClyburn

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