The first Black woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was Shirley Chisholm, who was elected by her Brooklyn, N.Y., constituency under the campaign slogan "Unbought and Unbossed" in 1968. ... The first Black woman president of the National Education Association was Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, who was elected in 1968.
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"She was our Moses that opened the Red Sea for us," said Robert Williams, president of Flagler County's branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ... Shirley Chisholm, first black woman elected to Congress, die...
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Elizabeth Duncan Koontz served as president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1968-69 and set as her theme, "A time for Educational Statesmanship." She called on teachers "to make use of their black and white ... ... In 1968, she was elected president of the NEA, another first for her and for African-Americans.
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She was elected the first woman President of the Actor's Equity Association in 1982 and has been devoted to improving career opportunities and roles for women in film and theater. ... Helen J. Claytor of Grand Rapids, the first black woman to serve as President of the National YWCA. She also served as a member of the...
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He was president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People state conference for 30 years and oversaw campaigns for fair housing, equal access to public accommodation and ... Delaware Superior Court Judge Haile L. Alford became the first black woman to serve on the state’s Superior Court.
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DuBois did not believe that economic opportunity alone would solve the problems of Black Americans. Therefore, he was one of the founders of the N.A.A.C.P (National Association for the Advancement of Colour People). ... In the election on 1968, Congresswoman Chisholm is the first Black woman chosen to serve in the US Congress.
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NBRA, National Black Republican Association, Frances Rice, Black GOP history ... With her appointment as the 66th Secretary of State on January 26, 2005, Dr. Condoleezza Rice became the first black woman in our country’s history to hold our nation’s highest cabinet office. ... In nominating Jackson, President George W.
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the first black and the first woman to serve on the South Carolina ... 12Elizabeth D. Koontz, President Elect, 1968, NEA, "Negro History Bulletin, ...
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