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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was the first African American to be elected to Congress from New York, as well as the first from any state in the Northeast. Re-elected for nearly three decades, Powell became a powerful national politician of the Democratic Party, and served as a national spokesman on civil rights and social issues. He also urged United States presidents to support emerging nations in Africa and Asia as they gained independence after colonialism. In 1961, after 16 years in the House, Powell became chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, the most powerful position held by an African American in Congress to that date. As chairman, he supported the passage of important social and civil rights legislation under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Following allegations of corruption, in 1967 Powell was excluded from his seat by Democratic Representatives-elect of the 90th United States Congress, but he was re-elected and regained the seat in the 1969 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States in Powell v. McCormack. He lost his seat in 1970 to Charles Rangel and retired from electoral politics.

Infobox

Preceded by
Multi-member district
Succeeded by
Benjamin J. Davis
Constituency
22nd district (1945–1953)16th district (1953–1963)18th district (1963–1971)
Born
(1908-11-29)November 29, 1908New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
April 4, 1972(1972-04-04) (aged 63)Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Other politicalaffiliations
American Labor
Spouses
mw- Isabel Washington (m. 1933; div. 1945) Hazel Scott (m. 1945; div. 1960) Yvette Flores Diago (m. 1960; sep. 1965)
Children
Adam IIIAdam IV1 adopted
Parent
Adam Clayton Powell Sr. (father)
Education
City College of New YorkColgate University (BA)Columbia University (MA)Shaw University (DDiv)
Party
Democratic

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Preceded byGraham Arthur Barden
Preceded byGraham Arthur Barden
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byGraham Arthur Barden
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair of the House Education Committee 1961–1967
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byCarl D. Perkins
House of Representatives
Preceded byWalter A. Lynch
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom New York's 22nd congressional district 1945–1953
Succeeded bySidney A. Fine
Preceded byJames J. Murphy
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom New York's 16th congressional district 1953–1963
Succeeded byJohn M. Murphy
Preceded byGraham Arthur Barden
Chair of the House Education Committee 1961–1967
Succeeded byCarl D. Perkins
Preceded byAlfred E. Santangelo
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom New York's 18th congressional district 1963–1971
Succeeded byCharles Rangel

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