Blessed Experiences
Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black
Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: xix, 355 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
From his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina, to his prominence on the Washington, D.C., political scene as the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn has led an extraordinary life. He tells in his own inspirational words how an African American boy from the Jim Crow-era South was able to beat the odds to achieve great success and become, as President Barack Obama describes him, "one of a handful of people who, when they speak, the entire Congress listens."
Contents:
Blessed by experiences -- A blessed beginning -- Finding my way -- The Charleston shuffle -- Making history -- A racial arbiter -- Coming to gribs with reality -- The dream realized -- My Clyburn goes to Washington -- Treading and toiling -- The age of Obama -- Blessed by the past.
Subjects:
Clyburn, James.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
Clyburn, James.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
ISBN:
9781611173376 (hardback)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Clyburn, James | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Clyburn, James | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Clyburn, James | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
LH BIOGRAPHY Clyburn, James E. | Main (Downtown) | Local History Nonfiction | Available for in-library use |
BIOGRAPHY Clyburn, James | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | Out (Due: 5/7/2024) |