… also through South Carolina and just reconstruction, little, you know, little bit earlier than some had maybe believed. But I want to just make a deeper point, and that is Many people believe, and you write about this in your book, that you were the first black representative when you were elected in 92 and sworn in 1993. That was not the case. And in so many ways it inspired you writing this book. That's what made me start the writing of the book. But when I got halfway through it, thought I was halfway. (35:46–35:56)
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