Presidential Puzzler

To end an historic week in the United States, IntLawGrrls poses this Presidential Puzzler:
1) Who was the 1st African-American person to be nominated for President of a major U.S. political party?
2) Who was the 1st woman to be nominated for President of a major U.S. political party?
3) Has any U.S. political party ever nominated a top-of-the-ticket slate made up of an African-American person and a woman?
Answers below.
 
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