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Democratic candidate, shirley chisholm who beat the odds. he is won her brooklyn district 2-1. it was a historic win. but given everything else going on at the time, getting people to pay attention to the historic nature of shirley chisholm's win, it wasn't easy. it wasn't easy until she arrived in washington, d.c., and then it became quite clear that people were definitely going to know who was shirley chisholm. >> in the 12th congressional district of new york last year, a school teacher named mrs. shirley chisholm was elected to congress. the 12th district is the bedford stuyvesant district...

Republican party. but on election day it was the democratic candidate, shirley chisholm who beat the odds. he is won her brooklyn district 2-1. it was a historic win. but given everything else going on at the time, getting people to pay attention to the historic nature of shirley chisholm's win, it wasn't easy. it wasn't easy until she arrived in washington, d.c., and then it became quite clear that people were definitely going to know who was shirley chisholm. >> in the 12th congressional district of new york last year, a school teacher named mrs. shirley chisholm was elected to congress. the...

Her opponent was james farmer, who was really famous at the time. he ran on the liberal party ticket. he got the backing of the republican party. but on election day it was the democratic candidate, shirley chisolm who beat the odds. he is won her brooklyn district 2-1. it was a historic win. but given everything else going on at the time, getting people to pay attention to the historic nature of shirley chisholm's win, it wasn't easy. it wasn't easy until she arrived in washington, d.c., and then it became quite clear that people were definitely going to know who was shirley chisolm. >> in th...