Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. - 1908–72, American politician and clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn. In 1937 he became pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, and he soon became known as a militant black leader. He was elected to the city council of New York in 1941, and was elected for the first time to the U.S. Congress in 1945. Although a Democrat, he campaigned for President Read More...
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Black Religious Leaders: Conflict in Unity (Chap. 4 "Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.")
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