Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed

8.5

2004

1h 15m

Released

Documentary

In 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!

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Director: Shola Lynch

Cast: Shirley Chisholm, Amiri Baraka, Octavia E. Butler, Bobby Seale, Barbara Lee, Susan Brownmiller