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A Black woman has never lost the general election for POTUS in US history but 45 white men have lost (lemmy.world)

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Charlene Alexander Mitchell (June 8, 1930 – December 14, 2022) was an American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist. In 1968, she became the first Black woman candidate for President of the United States.[1][2]

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Oh hey just remembered there was an incident like that in 1880 or so. White woman kicked off the ballot but still ran depending on definition

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