A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics
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A detailed, glittering account of a fundraising soirée for the ages: the very first presidential campaign for a Black woman. With a chapter-by-chapter look at individual guests, A More Perfect Party is a necessary deep-dive into a trailblazing politician.
Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work/Nonfiction
"A beautifully written political-social page turner" (Joy-Ann Reid) about the legendary party hosted by Diahann Carroll for Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign, which changed the playing field for Black women in politics.
In 1972, New York Representative Shirley Chisholm broke the ice in American politics when she became the first Black woman to run for president of the United States. Chisholm left behind a c...
"A beautifully written political-social page turner" (Joy-Ann Reid) about the legendary party hosted by Diahann Carroll for Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign, which changed the playing field for Black women in politics.
In 1972, New York Representative Shirley Chisholm broke the ice in American politics when she became the first Black woman to run for president of the United States. Chisholm left behind a c...






















