At a glance, Shirley Chisholm's 1972 campaign for president was the definition of quixotic. She was 47 years old; at the time, she had served only one term (starting in 1968) as the first Black ...

Shirley—which began streaming today—is doing its part to uphold the legacy of Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm is a name that ought to be as well known as Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X ...