Iwas a trailblazing member of congress whose actions led the way for leaders such as president barack obama. in 1972 i became the first person of color to run for president as a democrat. who am i?

The person that the statement refers to is Shirley Chisholm.

Explanation:

Shirley Chisholm was an American politician, educator and writer who in 1968 became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress and represented the 12th congressional district of the State of New York in the House of Representatives for seven terms of office from 1969 to 1983. She was also the first African-American person to seek the presidential candidacy for one of the major parties in the United States and the first woman, along with Patsy Mink, to compete for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

She was elected for the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1982. In addition, in 2015, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, considered the highest civil honor in the United States.

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