Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) [1] was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States …

Nov 3, 2023 · Democratic congressman Adam Clayton Powell intervened, threatening to falsely accuse Rustin, who was openly gay, of having an affair with King.

Jun 1, 2018 · In response, Democratic leadership sent black congressman Adam Clayton Powell to stop the march before it happened. And he used Rustin’s sexual orientation as his weapon.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. of New York, angry that Rustin and King were planning a march outside the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, warned King that if he did not drop Rustin,...

Through the use of interviews interspersed with archival footage, the documentary profiles the life and career of Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., New York's first black congressman and the …

Bayard Rustin, who came to Harlem to attend City College in the early 1940s, recalls Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell from that period. At City College, Rustin was an organizer …

Powell, who made his claims during a speech to the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress in Buffalo on 19 June, reportedly claimed Randolph was beholden to …

Nov 29, 2024 · Under his father's leadership, the church grew to have the largest Protestant congregation in the United States with 10,000 members. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. followed his …

Jan 16, 2014 · Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. loomed as a giant in the Black community of Harlem, not only as the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, but also as a community activist and the …

Among the notable documents are: a paper entitled Ritual (1947), composed at Morehouse; An Autobiography of Religious Development (1950), an assignment for the "Religious …