FLT/FAN Event Mar. 10: The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
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FLT/FAN Event Mar. 10: The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Date: 3.10.26
Author: Rep. James E. Clyburn
Interviewer: Natalie Y. Moore
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Location: Evanston Township High School
Program Info:
We're honored to be hosting legendary South Carolina congressman Jim Clyburn for his new book about the 8 Black congressmen from SC who were elected after the Civil War and the many challenges and obstacles they faced during and after Reconstruction. It would be nearly a century before the next Black representative was elected in SC, Clyburn himself. What an amazing opportunity to attend an in-person event highlighting a brilliant leader offering a long view of history. And of course Natalie Moore (WBEZ; Chicago Sun-Times; NU Medill) will do a brilliant interview, as she always does. Not to be missed.