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Adam Clayton Powell (May 5, 1865 [1] [2] – June 12, 1953) was an American pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members.
6 de feb. de 2008 · Public domain image. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was born on May 5, 1865, in Franklin County, Virginia to former slaves of African American, Native American, and German ancestry. He was raised in a family of seventeen children. During his youth, Powell lived a reckless life filled with gambling.
1908 - The Powell Years. 1908 On December 30, 1908, in Abyssinian’s 100th anniversary year, the Rev. Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. became Abyssinian’s 17th pastor. Powell ushered in a new era in the church’s history, known as “The Powell Years.’’. A Social Gospel Reverend Powell devoted the first 12..
28 de feb. de 2017 · Among their past ministers, Adam Clayton Powell Sr. is among the most visionary. He led the church to move to Harlem to replant the congregation amid neighborhoods changing rapidly with the influx of African Americans moving into the city as part of the great migration in the early 20th century.
23 de oct. de 2017 · His father, Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., led Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, to become the largest black Protestant church in America. Although he was not directly involved in politics like his son, Powell, Sr., played a role in the civil rights struggles of the first half of the 20th century.
1929, Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., pastor of one of the best known black churches in the United States, Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, launched a campaign against homosexuality and other "vices" in the African American community.1 In his 1939 autobiography, Powell claimed that his motivation for
1908. On December 30, 1908, in Abyssinian’s 100 th anniversary year, the Rev. Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. became Abyssinian’s 17 th pastor. Powell ushered in a new era in the church’s history, known as “The Powell Years.’’. A Social Gospel.
