Title: Blessed experiences
Description: 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."
Subjects: United States, Legislators, United States. Congress. House, African Americans, Biography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights, United states, congress, house, biography, Legislators, united states, African americans, south carolina, African americans, biography, Politicians, African American legislators, African American politicians
Places: United States, South Carolina
People: James Clyburn