
Shirley Chisholm
Oyuncu · 1924 – 2005 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Throughout her career, she was known for taking "a resolute stand against economic, social, and political injustices", as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women's rights.
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Film7.1BelgeselMüzikAn exploration of the seminal and transformative 18 months that one of music’s most famous couples — John Lennon and Yoko Ono — spent living in Greenwich Village, New York City, in the early 1970s.
One to One: John & Yoko
2025 · 19 votes
Film9.0BelgeselUtitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of the National Women's Political Caucus and Shirley Chisholm's bid for US vice-president.
Year of the Woman
1973 · 1 votes
Film8.5BelgeselIn 1968, Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to Congress. In 1972, she becomes the first black woman to run for president. Shunned by the political establishment, she's supported by a motley crew of blacks, feminists, and young voters. Their campaign-trail adventures are frenzied, fierce and fundamentally right on!
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
2004 · 11 votes
Film9.0BelgeselAbout the election campaign of the first female member of the US Congress.
Shirley Chisholm for President
1972 · 1 votes
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Adam Clayton Powell
1989 · 5 votes
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Dizi6.8Talk ShowThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · 22 votes
Dizi7.4BelgeselVox ile ortaklaşa hazırlanan bu belgesel dizisi, siyasetten bilime ve popüler kültüre kadar dünyanın bazı güncel eğilimlerini açıklıyor.
Explained
2018 · 137 votes
Dizi7.1Belgeselİnfografik ve arşiv görüntüleri; bilimsel gelişmeler, toplumsal hareketler ve dünyayı değiştiren keşifler hakkında kısa bir tarih dersi veriyor.
Dizi7.5BelgeselThe space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.
The Sixties
2014 · 20 votes
Dizi4.0BelgeselThe documentary tells the inspiring story of Title IX – the hard-fought battle to push for equal rights in education and athletics; the decades-spanning effort to nullify its impact; and the rippling impacts of the landmark civil rights law that continue to resonate today.
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2022 · 2 votes