Jim Clyburn: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PBS - Firing Line - Rep. Jim Clyburn. Oct 17, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 17, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - The Interview - Jim Clyburn: Can Biden win? Jul 14, 2026
Updated with his decision to seek re-election in 2026, added section on his relationship with Martin Luther King, his role in the 2020 presidential election. Added Top Questions and cross-references. Mar 12, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - Firing Line - Rep. Jim Clyburn. Feb 13, 2026
First paragraph modernization. May 01, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - James Clyburn. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - A Lesson in Black History. Sep 11, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of James E. Clyburn. Jul 21, 2023
Closed out his term as majority whip. Jan 03, 2023
Noted that he became majority whip. Jan 04, 2019
Add new Web site: Blackpast.org - Biography of James Enos Clyburn. Dec 14, 2015
Indicated end of term as majority whip and noted election as assistant leader. Jan 05, 2011
In 2010 he was elected assistant leader in the next Congress. Nov 18, 2010
Added photograph of U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn attending the official signing into law of the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 by Pres. Barack Obama in the White House Oval Office on May 12, 2009. May 18, 2010
Updated to reflect passage of the 2010 health-care reform bill. May 18, 2010
Added photo of official portrait of U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn. May 18, 2010
New article added. Jun 24, 2009
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