The First Eight

A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

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By Jim Clyburn

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  • "One of a handful of people who, when they speak, the entire Congress listens."
    President Barack Obama

On Sale
Sep 23, 2025
Page Count
320 pages
ISBN-13
9780316572743

Jim Clyburn

About the Author

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 Assistant Democratic Leader. A 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. 

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