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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. also made businesses along 125th Street in Harlem, New York promise at least one-third of their salespeople would be black. Powell organized a picket line and the 1939 New York World's Fair at the Fair's executive offices in the Empire State Building; as a result, the number of black employees was increased from about 200 to 732.
14 de jul. de 2022 · An unapologetic activist, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., left his mark on Congress during his 12 terms in the House of Representatives. Viewed by his Harlem const...
15 de feb. de 2016 · Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 29, 1908 to Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and Mattie Schaffer. His father was a Baptist preacher and soon after his birth the family relocated to New York City when his father took over as pastor at the Abyssinian Baptist Church. Founded by African-Americans and Ethiopian seamen ...
El Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, originalmente el Harlem State Office Building, es un edificio de oficinas de diecinueve pisos, de gran altura ubicado en 163 West 125th Street en la esquina de Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard en el vecindario de Harlem en Manhattan, Nueva York.Lleva el nombre de Adam Clayton Powell Jr, el primer afroamericano elegido al Congreso de Nueva York.
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8 de oct. de 2010 · Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. : the political biography of an American dilemma by Hamilton, Charles V. Publication date 1991 Topics Powell, Adam Clayton, 1908-1972, United States. Congress. House, Legislators, African Americans Publisher New York : Atheneum ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Bio. Abstract. Powell discusses the state of organization, strategies, and prospects of the civil rights movement, as well as its leadership. Throughout the interview Powell refers to his own work in the 1930s as well as his legislation and other activities in Congress. He expresses a strong belief in nonviolence.
