Shirley Chisholm: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations

“All I can say is that I’m a shaker-upper. That’s exactly what I am.” —Shirley Chisholm

When Shirley Chisholm announced her candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination in 1972, she became the first Black candidate for a major party's nomination—just four years after she had become the first ever Black woman in Congress. In this collection of interviews stretching from her first major profile to her final interview, this icon of iron will and unshakeable political principle reveals h...