Bertie Bowman rose from farmer's son in the Jim Crow South to entrepreneur, with a stop in between as the longest serving African American on the U.S. Capitol Hill staff. Starting in what was essentially a janitorial position, he went on to work for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, first as clerk and retiring as hearing coordinator. Bowman is now president of his own company and a Senate Federal Credit Union board member. The South Carolina native writes about his journey in his autobiography, Step by Step.
Tavis: In 1944, Bertie Bowman was a poor 13-year-old kid living in South Carolina. He decided to just run away from home and pursue a career working on Capitol Hill. What began as a part-time job sweeping the Capitol steps has turned into an extraordinary 60-plus-year career in Washington that now includes his position as the hearing coordinator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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