By — Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett By — Matt Loffman Matt Loffman By — Alexa Gold Alexa Gold Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/clyburn-spotlights-trailblazing-black-members-of-congress-in-the-first-eight Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Congressman James Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. In his new book, he turns his attention to the trailblazing Black men who were the first to walk those halls. Geoff Bennett sat down with Rep. Clyburn to discuss "The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation." Listen to this Segment By — Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. He also serves as an NBC News and MSNBC political contributor. @GeoffRBennett By — Matt Loffman Matt Loffman Matt Loffman is the PBS NewsHour's Deputy Senior Politics Producer @mattloff By — Alexa Gold Alexa Gold