Powell, Adam Clayton,Jr.

Powell, Adam Clayton,Jr.
Pow·ell (pouʹəl), Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908-1972.
American politician. A U.S. representative from New York (1945-1967 and 1969-1971), he was an outspoken advocate of civil rights.

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  • Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. — (1908 1972)    Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. moved to New York City with his family in 1909. After briefly attending City College, he graduated from Colgate College in 1930 and completed a master’s degree in religious… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. — born Nov. 29, 1908, New Haven, Conn., U.S. died April 4, 1972, Miami, Fla. U.S. politician. In 1937 he succeeded his father as pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York City, and built its membership to 13,000. Elected to the… …   Universalium

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  • Adam Clayton Powell III — (born July 17, 1946 to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Hazel Scott) is Vice Provost for Globalization at the University of Southern California. Previously, he was Director of the [http://imsc.usc.edu/ Integrated Media Systems Center] , the National… …   Wikipedia

  • Adam Clayton Powell IV (engineer) — Adam Clayton Powell IV (born 1970) is a materials engineer focusing on understanding the formation and evolution of materials microstructure during processing and service. He is best known for his work in electrochemistry [ cite journal last1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. — Infobox Congressman name= Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. state= New York district= 18th term start=1945 term end=1971 preceded=Walter A. Lynch succeeded=Charles B. Rangel party=Democrat date of birth= November 29, 1908 place of birth= New Haven,… …   Wikipedia

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