{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-to-co-host-the-faith-and-politics-institutes-2026-congressional-civil-rights-pilgrimage-in-charleston-south-carolina/", "Clyburn To Co-Host the Faith and Politics Institute\u2019s 2026 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage in Charleston, South Carolina", "2026-03-13", "2026", "2026-03", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u2018One Country, One Destiny: Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the U.S.\u2019\n\nCHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA \u2013 Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) will co-host the Faith and Politics Institute\u2019s Annual Pilgrimage in Charleston, South Carolina alongside Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). As America celebrates its 250th Anniversary, this year\u2019s congressional pilgrimage will offer Members of Congress and leaders a powerful opportunity for reflection and growth.\n\nThis bipartisan journey invites participants to engage with Charleston\u2019s complex history and cultivate resilience for a brighter future for all Americans and towards a more perfect union. Charleston and its people have played a pivotal role in the American Revolution and the evolution of our nation\u2019s ideals. This Pilgrimage aims to illuminate these inspiring and sometimes poignant stories, fostering education among Members of Congress through a weekend filled with meaningful events and enriching programs.\n\nIn 1998, Congressman John Lewis began leading the Faith & Politics Institute\u2019s Congressional pilgrimages to Alabama to retrace his steps on the anniversary of \u201cBloody Sunday,\u201d which occurred on March 7, 1965. Since then, the Faith & Politics Institute has organized annual pilgrimages to Alabama and other domestic and international locations. The pilgrimages include intergenerational conversations that facilitate the sharing of wisdom among activists, changemakers, contemporary thought leaders in politics, historians, and figures from the arts.\n\n\u201cIt is my pleasure to welcome my Congressional colleagues, partners, and community members to the 2026 Faith and Politics Institutes\u2019 Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage. As we come together in my home state of South Carolina, I am inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he intoned: \u2018We must keep moving. If you can\u2019t fly, run; if you can\u2019t run, walk; crawl; but by all means keep moving,\u2019\u201d said Congressman James E. Clyburn. \u201cMovement defines the American story which encompasses African American history in which this state has played a pivotal and powerful role. South Carolina is inextricably linked to the struggles as well as the achievements of our great nation. As we begin this pilgrimage, let us recognize and properly honor the past, but also acknowledge the present and embrace opportunities for positive change.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am honored to be able to welcome all of the participants of the 2026 Faith and Freedom Pilgrimage to my hometown of Charleston, South Carolina,\u201d said Senator Tim Scott. \u201cCharleston\u2019s history predates the founding of our nation, and it is a place where faith has anchored communities through every trial this nation has faced. Here, the American promise has been imperfectly kept but never abandoned. I believe our nation is capable of living up to her founding ideals, and I look forward to exploring that with my colleagues. We will come together not in a spirit of division, but of unity, grateful for how far we have come and committed to the values that have carried us this far.\u201d\n\n\u201cHosting this bipartisan pilgrimage in Charleston is both a privilege and a responsibility,\u201d said Robert Traynham, President of the Faith & Politics Institute. \u201cAs we reflect on the theme One Country, One Destiny, we are reminded that understanding our history, especially in places as consequential as Charleston, is essential to building a more perfect union.\u201d\n\nAdditional information on the Faith and Politics 2026 pilgrimage can be found here.\n\n#", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-to-co-host-the-faith-and-politics-institutes-2026-congressional-civil-rights-pilgrimage-in-charleston-south-carolina/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4677620492875576, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}