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U.S. Congressmen James Clyburn and Bennie Thompson. Prior to their distinguished legislative careers, both men served as pioneering Board members of the historic Southern Regional Council (SRC), where they were instrumental in devising and executing foundational strategies in the struggle for African American voting rights. Their enduring partnership represents the structural bulwark against modern efforts to dilute Black political power across the South.

U.S. Congressmen James Clyburn and Bennie Thompson. Prior to their distinguished legislative careers, both men served as pioneering Board members of the historic Southern Regional Council (SRC), where they were instrumental in devising and executing foundational strategies in the struggle for African American voting rights. Their enduring partnership represents the structural bulwark against modern efforts to dilute Black political power across the South. (Courtesy of BlackPolitics.org)