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African American congresswoman Shirley Chisholm gives the peace sign to a crowd of protestors as she speaks to veterans on the Washington Mall, Washington, DC, April 1971. (Photo by New York Times Co./Mike Lien/Getty Images)

African American congresswoman Shirley Chisholm gives the peace sign to a crowd of protestors as she speaks to veterans on the Washington Mall, Washington, DC, April 1971. (Photo by New York Times Co./Mike Lien/Getty Images)