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Charlene Alexander Mitchell (June 8, 1930 – December 14, 2022) was an American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist. In 1968, she became the first Black woman candidate for President of the United States.
Dec 23, 2022 · Charlene Mitchell, who as the Communist Party’s presidential nominee in 1968 became the first Black woman to run for the White House, died on Dec. 14 in Manhattan. She was 92. Her death, in a...
Dec 24, 2022 · Charlene Mitchell, who became the first Black woman to run for U.S. president as a party nominee when she was selected for the Communist Party’s ticket in the 1968 election, died Dec. 14 at a...
Dec 28, 2022 · Before Shirley Chisholm, 38-year-old Charlene Mitchell of Ohio was the first Black woman to run for president in 1968. She entered the 1968 presidential race on the Communist Party...
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Dec 27, 2022 · TheGrio reports on the life and legacy of Charlene Mitchell, a Communist Party activist and the first Black woman to run for the White House in 1968. She fought for racial and social justice, feminism, civil rights and the release of Angela Davis.
Dec 23, 2022 · Charlene Alexander Mitchell, freedom fighter and fierce defender of civil and human rights, has died at 92. Mitchell helped lead the fight to free Angela Davis and other political prisoners.
Jan 8, 2023 · Charlene Mitchell made history on July 4th, 1968, when she was elected by the Communist Party (CPUSA) as the first Black woman to run for President of the United States.
