Jim Clyburn's new book, The First Eight, restores the lives of South Carolina's early Black congressmen and shows how their ...

Rep. Jim Clyburn has released a new book detailing the history and legacy of the "First Eight" Black congressmen.

Congressman James Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. In his new book, he turns his attention to the ...

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Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) spoke about his new book at the talk Tuesday hosted by Politics and Prose in partnership with GW.

Former Rep. William “Bill” Clay Sr., D-Mo., a trailblazing civil rights leader, Missouri’s first Black legislator, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He ...

ST. LOUIS — William "Bill" Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a St. Louis civil rights leader, died Thursday morning. He was 94. Clay represented parts of the St. Louis area in Congress ...

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"The First Eight" explores the pivotal journey of the state's first Black congressmen who served after the Civil War.