The Rev'd and Hon. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American politician and pastor who represented the Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City in the United States House of Representatives between 1945 and 1971. He was the first African-American elected to Congress from New York. He became chairman of the Education and Labor Committee in 1961.
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- The Rev'd and Hon. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American politician and pastor who represented the Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City in the United States House of Representatives between 1945 and 1971. He was the first African-American elected to Congress from New York. He became chairman of the Education and Labor Committee in 1961. As committee chairman he supported the passage of important social legislation, but was eventually removed from his seat by the Democratic members-elect of the 90th Congress following allegations of corruption. In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (né le 20 novembre 1908 et mort le 4 avril 1972) était un homme politique américain, qui fut le premier afro-américain à devenir un membre influent du Congrès. Il fut élu à la Chambre des Représentants en 1945, comme représentant du quartier de Harlem, à New York. Il prit la tête du Committee on Education and Labor (comité de l'éducation et du travail) de l'assemblée en 1961. Son mandat comme président du comité fut marqué par l'adoption de lois sociales importantes. Sa carrière s'acheva toutefois par un scandale de corruption.
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- The Rev'd and Hon. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American politician and pastor who represented the Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City in the United States House of Representatives between 1945 and 1971. He was the first African-American elected to Congress from New York. He became chairman of the Education and Labor Committee in 1961.
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (né le 20 novembre 1908 et mort le 4 avril 1972) était un homme politique américain, qui fut le premier afro-américain à devenir un membre influent du Congrès. Il fut élu à la Chambre des Représentants en 1945, comme représentant du quartier de Harlem, à New York. Il prit la tête du Committee on Education and Labor (comité de l'éducation et du travail) de l'assemblée en 1961.
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