She was the Communist Party’s nominee, becoming the first Black woman to run for president in 1968
Charlene Mitchell, the first Black woman to run for the White House, has passed away at age 92.
Mitchell died on Dec. 14 in a Manhattan nursing home, her son Steven Mitchell confirmed, The New York Times reports.
Mitchell joined the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) in 1946 at age 16 and served as a young revolutionary activist at home and abroad. The Ohio native also spent over 60 years in Harlem, leading campaigns for freedom and equal justice, according to today!
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