NPRA Forgotten Presidential Candidate From 1904NPRDespite what you read in some history books – such as the Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women — Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) was not in 1972 the first African-American candidate to run for President of the United States. In 1904, George ...Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women - Google BooksGoogle BooksDavid Brodnax, Sr.