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Pamphlet for Shirley Chisholm's presidential campaign

1972

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pamphlet from Shirley Chisholm's presidential campaign. A photograph of Chisholm covers the front half of the pamphlet. The white text typed at the top reads ["I AM RUNNING FOR THE / OFFICE OF PRESIDENT TO / REPRESENT ALL AMERICANS."] The other half is blank and on the top left has the address of [SHIRLEY CHISHOLM FOR PRESIDENT / CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS]. When opened, the inside has a large photograph of Chisholm’s standing in front of the Capitol building with the large text underneath, [UNBOSSED NAD UNBOUGHT]. The inner pages have typed paragraphs and a large photograph of men and women in a group. On the back is a stamp that reads, [PRINTED IN U.S.A.] with an AFSCME seal for New York that is illegible.

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Catalog reference: 2015.97.27.207

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