Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm

The first woman and first Black American to run for a major party’s nomination

The daughter of working-class immigrant parents—a mother from Barbados and a father from Guyana—Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress (1968) and the first to make a serious bid for the U.S. presidency.

Poster for presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm

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Object Details

Date
1972
Printed by
N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
Subject of
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
Description
A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. Off-white with black and red type. At top, it reads "BRING U.S. TOGETHER" in black with the "U.S." in red. Underneath there is a black-and-white image of Shirley Chisholm sitting at a table with papers in front of her, speaking and gesturing with her hands, wearing all white. This image is bordered on the left and right by a light gray color block. At the bottom, reads "VOTE CHISHOLM 1972/ UNBOUGHT AND UNBOSSED" with "CHISHOLM" in black and everythign else in red, in various font sizes. In the bottom right corner, in small red type, reads "N.G. SLATER CORP., 220 W. 19 ST. - NYC - 10011." On reverse, handwritten in purple marker, reads "Chisholm For President/ 61 Henry St./ Saratoga N.Y./ 584-7015/ Rev. Kennedy/ Mrs. Molineaux" at the top, aligned towards the left.
Cultural Place
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Politics
Social reform
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Women
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted with pride from Ellen Brooks
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.167.3
Type
posters
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 14 1/2 × 11 9/16 in. (36.8 × 29.4 cm)
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6329a61-9269-433f-aba0-a1253d08d798
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.167.3