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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Born

in New Haven, Connecticut, The United States

November 29, 1908

Died

April 04, 1972

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American politician Adam Clayton Powell, Junior, a representative of United States from New York from 1945 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1971, outspokenly advocated civil rights.

This pastor represented Harlem, city of New York, in the House. People elected this powerful national politician, the first person from his state of African descent, to Congress.

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Average rating: 4.34 · 59 ratings · 11 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America by Peniel E. Joseph, Beresford Bennett (Narrator), Marcus Mosiah Garvey (Contributor) 4.03 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology by Manning Marable (Editor), Leith Mullings (Editor), Mumia Abu-Jamal (Contributor) 4.37 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adam By Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. by Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Adam Clayton Powell III (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Against the Tide: An Autobiography it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speech On Civil Rights (1955) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality”
― Adam Clayton Powell, JR., Adam By Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

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“I believe that Christianity in the United States has been dragging its feet, and I don't think there's any other force in America that has been more detrimental to the solution of our racial problems than Christianity. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.”
― Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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“There is no future for a people who deny their past.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.”
― Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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