Shirley Chisholm’s Early Life Born November 30, 1924, Shirley Chisholm grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Chisholm was the oldest of four daughters and the child of immigrant Afro-Carribean parents.

A new statue honoring political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm has been unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, where she is buried. The tribute celebrates Chisholm’s legacy as the first ...