Tuesday, September 15, 2009

QUESTION: Civil Rights

Who was the first African American woman to serve in the United States Congress?

7 comments:

  1. Shirley Chisolm.....or was she NYS only???

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  2. As a graduate with history degree I'm sorry to say I have absolutely no clue. I'm thinking that the two early birds are right though.

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  4. Shirley Chisolm. She was a congresswoman sometime around the Vietnam war era,the political time in my life. LOL

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  5. Valerie Bertinelli. She's written a book, starred in TV and movies, dated a rock star, did a lot of drugs. I say why not?

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