Adinkra symbol from Ghana that represents "Initiative"
“Service is the rent
we pay for the privilege
of living on this Earth.”
—Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm became the first African American to run
for a major party's nomination for President of the United States,
in the 1972 U.S. presidential election, making her also the first woman ever to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.