Unbought and UnbossedThis is Mrs. Chisolm's own story of how she became the first black women to be elected to the Congress of the United States and how she assesses her role as a black woman in politics. |
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Back to Brooklyn | 11 |
College Years | 22 |
Starting in Politics | 29 |
Copyright | |
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