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    Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

    American Baptist pastor and politician

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  2. 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.

  3. Apr 2, 2024 · 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 York City.

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  4. Jun 11, 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.

  5. Aug 29, 2019 · Bettmann / Getty Images. By. Nadra Kareem Nittle. Updated on August 29, 2019. A U.S. congressman, civil rights activist, and minister, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was born November 29, 1908, in New Haven, Connecticut. As his father had before him, Powell served as pastor of the famed Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York.

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  6. Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. 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.

  7. Jan 18, 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.

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