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  • The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

    The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation - Hardcover

    The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation - Hardcover

    By Jim Clyburn

About Jim Clyburn

James E. Clyburn is the Congressman representing South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he previously served as Majority Whip. A more than 30-year Congressional veteran, he has been an influential and effective legislative leader and an unwavering voice for civil rights. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, during the Jim Crow era, he has been awarded the NAACP's highest honor - the Spingarn Medal, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation's Liberty and Justice for All Award, the Harry S. Truman Foundation's Good Neighbor Award, and holds honorary degrees from nearly 40 colleges and universities. In 2024, he was bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.