
A Seat at the Table
The Life and Times of Shirley Chisholm
Chicago Review Press
Published on 19. March 2024
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-64160-926-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first African American woman of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States. Though her run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination may not have ended in victory, it was successful in forging a grassroots campaign that united diverse Americans behind a candidate who championed their collective interests and that laid the groundwork for change then, now, and in the future"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
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Cloth over boards
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Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64160-926-5 (9781641609265)
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Glenn L. Starks holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. He has almost thirty years of experience working for the United States government and has written extensively on public administration and American politics, including two recent books on the history of the United States government. He has taught graduate courses at Walden University since 2014. F. Erik Brooks holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has thirty years of experience in higher education. Brooks is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He holds the rank of professor and has written extensively in the areas of African American history, public administration, and US politics.