Allen University News August 18, 2014 Book Signing and Reception for James E. Clyburn Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina will host a book signing and reception for Congressman James E. Clyburn on Wednesday August 27, 2014 from 6 -8 p.m. This event will take place at the John Hurst Gynatorium, 1530 Harden Street - Columbia, South Carolina 29206. James E. Clyburn, author of - Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black with foreword by Alfre Woodard. The book eloquently presents a compelling memoir of a civil rights leader's journey from the Jim Crow-era South to the Washington beltway. Come listen to excerpts 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. In Blessed Experiences, Clyburn will share 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." Please join us for this memorable occasion of James E. Clyburn's extraordinary journey of success. The event is FREE and open to the public. For a complete list of Allen University activities and events, please visit www.AllenUniversity.edu<http://www.AllenUniversity.edu>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!