What is Adam Clayton Powell Jr.'s middle name?
Clayton
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. date of birth:
November 29, 1908
How old was Adam Clayton Powell Jr. when died?
63
Where was Adam Clayton Powell Jr. born?
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
When did Adam Clayton Powell Jr. die?
April 4, 1972
Where did Adam Clayton Powell Jr. die?
Miami, Florida, USA
Why did Adam Clayton Powell Jr. die?
Acute prostatitis
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. body shape:
Average
What color is Adam Clayton Powell Jr.'s hair?
Brown - Dark
What religion is Adam Clayton Powell Jr.?
Baptist
What is Adam Clayton Powell Jr.'s ethnicity?
Multiracial
What is Adam Clayton Powell Jr. nationality?
American
Where did Adam Clayton Powell Jr. go to school?
Townsend Harris High School
Where did Adam Clayton Powell Jr. go to university?
City College of New York , Colgate University , Columbia University
What is Adam Clayton Powell Jr.'s occupation?
Preacher, Politician
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. claim to fame:
1st New York congressman of African American decent
Short Biography
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was a Baptist pastor and an American politician, who represented Harlem, New York City, in the United States House of Representatives (1945–71). He was the first person of African-American descent to be elected from New York to Congress. Oscar Stanton De Priest of Illinois was the first black person to be elected to Congress in the 20th century; Powell was the fourth. Blacks in the South were disenfranchised and excluded from politics until after passage of civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s.