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From the Introduction--"My life doesn't lend itself to classification or categorization. As a long-time Congressman from one of America's most impoverished districts, I fashioned a career out of being prepared and staying focused. I used my political savvy to develop relationships, and was always willing to steer a course away from predictable channels.

Slave, boat pilot, businessman, statesman, U.S. Congressman--Robert Smalls played many roles en route to becoming an American icon. In the first biography of Smalls, sociologist Billingsley explores the life of an enduring legend.

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. In Blessed Experiences, Clyburn 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."
Born in 1940 to a civic-minded...