Question

What was special about Shirley Chisholm being elected to Congress?

A. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress
B. She was the third African American woman to be elected to Congress
C. She was the fourth African American woman to be elected to Congress
D. She was the second African American woman to be elected to Congress

Answer 1

A



She was the first African American woman to be elected to congress

Answer 2

A.) She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress

Step-by-step explanation:

Her campaign slogan was "Unbought and unbossed". In the June 18, 1968, Democratic primary, Chisholm defeated two other Black opponents, State Senator William S. Chisholm thereby became the first black woman elected to Congress, and was the only woman in the freshman class that year.