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Shirley
Overview
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Director and cast
- John Ridley Director
- Regina King as Shirley Chisholm
- Lance Reddick as Wesley McDonald 'Mac' Holder
- Terrence Howard as Arthur Hardwick Jr.
- Lucas Hedges as Robert Gottlieb
- Michael Cherrie as Conrad Chisholm
- Brian Stokes Mitchell as Stanley Townsend
- Christina Jackson as Barbara Lee
- André Holland as Walter Fauntroy
- Dorian Missick as Ron Dellums
- Reina King as Muriel St. Hill
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