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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971.
2 de abr. de 2024 · American civil rights movement. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (born Nov. 29, 1908, New Haven, Conn., U.S.—died April 4, 1972, Miami, Fla.) was a black American public official and pastor who became a prominent liberal legislator and civil-rights leader. Powell was the son of the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New ...
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11 de jun. de 2018 · Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was one of the earliest and loudest black voices in the American civil rights movement. After spending several years agitating in his capacity as minister of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, he went on to serve on the city council and then to become the first black congressman from the northeastern United States.
November 29, 1908 to April 4, 1972. Bob Fitch photography archive, © Stanford University Libraries. As a minister and congressman, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was a prominent and controversial figure in the struggle for civil rights.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. is portrayed by Harry Lennix who won a Black Reel Award for the role. Additionally, the film was nominated for three NAACP awards. Several books have been written about Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Most notably, the biography King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. by Wil
29 de ago. de 2019 · Biography of John Lewis, Civil Rights Activist and Politician. By Femi Lewis. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. flourished as an activist, organizing rent strikes, mass actions, and civil rights campaigns against businesses and agencies that engaged in anti-Black discrimination.
18 de ene. de 2007 · Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was educated in the New York City school system. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1930 from Colgate University and then a master’s in religious education from Columbia University in 1932. During the Great Depression, Powell developed a reputation as a fearless Harlem community activist.
