print email comment close African Americans: FAQs URL: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/faqsubcat.cfm?FAQCategory=1 Description: Answers with citations to 11 frequently asked questions about African Americans. Questions include who was the first African American to be nominated as a presidential candidate ("Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was nominated for the United States Presidency at the Republican Convention in 1888. He received one vote."), and the first African American woman to serve in Congress (Shirley Chisholm). Includes links to book lists. Part of the Knowledge Base from the Free Library of Philadelphia. Publisher: Free Library of Philadelphia Extra Keywords black LII Database Information: Record 26277 created by Maria Brandt on 06/09/2008 Last modification on 06/11/2008 Published: 06/11/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26277