Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972

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Birth 1908-11-29

Death 1972-04-04

Nationality: Americans

Language: English

Biographical notes:

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was born November 29, 1908 in New Haven, Connecticut the son of a well known minister. He was a civil rights leader during the 1930s and was elected to represent Harlem in Congress in 1945; he served for eleven terms. He died on April 4, 1972, in Miami, Florida.

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associatedWith Bond, Julian, 1940-

associatedWith Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986.

associatedWith Browder, Earl, 1891-1973

associatedWith Brown, Earl, 1903-1980.

associatedWith Bruce, Herbert.

associatedWith Bruce, Herbert L., 1900-1990

associatedWith Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971.

correspondedWith Burroughs, Nannie Helen, 1879-

correspondedWith Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968

associatedWith Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981

associatedWith Clark, Conrad, 1909-1984.

associatedWith Clark, Mamie Phipps.

associatedWith Costikyan, Edward N., 1924-

associatedWith Del Rio, James.

associatedWith Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977.

correspondedWith Ellison, John Malcus, 1889-1979.

associatedWith Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn), 1915-1984

associatedWith Garrow, David J., 1953-

correspondedWith Garvey, Amy Jacques.

correspondedWith Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989.

associatedWith Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996

associatedWith Harris, Fred R., 1930-

associatedWith Hayes, Thomas M.,

associatedWith Horne, Frank Smith, 1899-1974.

associatedWith Jack, Hulan E. (Hulan Edwin), 1906-1986.

associatedWith Kennedy, Florynce

associatedWith Klausner, Bertha, 1901-1998.

correspondedWith Kowalski, Frank, 1907-1974.

associatedWith Kramer, John R., 1937-2006

associatedWith Law, W. W.,

associatedWith MacGregor, Clark, 1922-

associatedWith Machen, Hervey Gilbert, 1916-

correspondedWith Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.

associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966

associatedWith McKay, Claude, 1890-1948.

associatedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-

associatedWith Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.

associatedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

associatedWith Paul A. Freund

associatedWith Powell, Isabel Washington, 1908-

associatedWith Pray, George Washington, 1825-1890

associatedWith Price, Margaret Bayne, 1912-1968

associatedWith Pucinski, Roman C., 1919-2002.

associatedWith Robinson, Elmer E., 1894-1982,

associatedWith Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.

associatedWith Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006

associatedWith Sampson, Edith S. (Edith Spurlock), 1901?-1979.

associatedWith SHIRLEY GRAHAM DU BOIS, 1896-1977

associatedWith Smith, Howard K. (Howard Kingsbury), 1914-2002.

associatedWith Spencer, Anne, 1882-1975.

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associatedWith Stone, Chuck.

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associatedWith Westerman, George W.

associatedWith Weston, M. Moran, 1910-

associatedWith Younger, J. Arthur (Jesse Arthur), 1893-1967.

associatedWith Zimmerman, Charles S.

associatedWith Allende, Petra.

associatedWith Bond, Julian, 1940-

associatedWith Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986.

associatedWith Browder, Earl, 1891-1973

associatedWith Brown, Earl, 1903-1980.

associatedWith Bruce, Herbert.

associatedWith Bruce, Herbert L., 1900-1990

associatedWith Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971.

correspondedWith Burroughs, Nannie Helen, 1879-

correspondedWith Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968

associatedWith Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981

associatedWith Clark, Conrad, 1909-1984.

associatedWith Clark, Mamie Phipps.

associatedWith Costikyan, Edward N., 1924-

associatedWith Del Rio, James.

associatedWith Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977.

correspondedWith Ellison, John Malcus, 1889-1979.

associatedWith Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn), 1915-1984

associatedWith Garrow, David J., 1953-

correspondedWith Garvey, Amy Jacques.

correspondedWith Goldman, Eric Frederick, 1915-1989.

associatedWith Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996

associatedWith Harris, Fred R., 1930-

associatedWith Hayes, Thomas M.,

associatedWith Horne, Frank Smith, 1899-1974.

associatedWith Jack, Hulan E. (Hulan Edwin), 1906-1986.

associatedWith Kennedy, Florynce

associatedWith Klausner, Bertha, 1901-1998.

correspondedWith Kowalski, Frank, 1907-1974.

associatedWith Kramer, John R., 1937-2006

associatedWith Law, W. W.,

associatedWith MacGregor, Clark, 1922-

associatedWith Machen, Hervey Gilbert, 1916-

correspondedWith Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.

associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966

associatedWith McKay, Claude, 1890-1948.

associatedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-

associatedWith Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.

associatedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

associatedWith Paul A. Freund

associatedWith Powell, Isabel Washington, 1908-

associatedWith Pray, George Washington, 1825-1890

associatedWith Price, Margaret Bayne, 1912-1968

associatedWith Pucinski, Roman C., 1919-2002.

associatedWith Robinson, Elmer E., 1894-1982,

associatedWith Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.

associatedWith Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006

associatedWith Sampson, Edith S. (Edith Spurlock), 1901?-1979.

associatedWith SHIRLEY GRAHAM DU BOIS, 1896-1977

associatedWith Smith, Howard K. (Howard Kingsbury), 1914-2002.

associatedWith Spencer, Anne, 1882-1975.

associatedWith Stone, Chuck

associatedWith Stone, Chuck.

associatedWith Westerman, George W

associatedWith Westerman, George W.

associatedWith Weston, M. Moran, 1910-

associatedWith Younger, J. Arthur (Jesse Arthur), 1893-1967.

associatedWith Zimmerman, Charles S.

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associatedWith Esquire Magazine.

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associatedWith Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)

associatedWith American Committee on Africa.

correspondedWith Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

associatedWith Communist Party of the United States of America.

associatedWith Congress of Racial Equality.

associatedWith Esquire, inc.

associatedWith Esquire Magazine.

associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory

associatedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

correspondedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Detroit Branch.

founderOf National Negro Congress (U.S.)

associatedWith National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees.

memberOf New York (N.Y.). City Council

associatedWith New York Times Company

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