Unbought and Unbossed - January 25, 1972

On January 25, 1972, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announced her presidential campaign in a Brooklyn church, becoming the first Black candidate for a major party nomination and the first woman to seek the Democratic nomination. Today we trace her journey from a childhood in Barbados to the halls of Congress, and examine the opposition she faced not just from the establishment, but from colleagues who questioned whether it was her turn.