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

By Jim Clyburn
Narrated by: Jim Clyburn
Unabridged — 11 hours, 2 minutes
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By Jim Clyburn
Narrated by: Jim Clyburn
Unabridged — 11 hours, 2 minutes
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From one of America's most venerable politicians, The First Eight is an extraordinary work of living history: the powerful, untold story of the pioneering Black politicians from South Carolina who were elected to Congress in the aftermath of the Civil War, and a revealing explanation of why it took nearly a century before the ninth, James Clyburn, was elected.

Today, South Carolina congressman James E. Clyburn is renowned as a Democratic kingmaker and our nation's most august Black politica...