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by Charles V. Hamilton

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In this authoritative biography of the congressman and civil rights activist Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Prof. Hamilton reassesses the man's unique and complex place in American history. As the senior pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, Powell led protests against segregation and discrimination during the Great Depression. Through persistent effort and skillful politicking, Powell was elected to Congress in 1944 and continued his efforts on behalf of blacks during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Following Kennedy's election, Powell gained the chairmanship of the House Committee on Education and Labor, but the remaining years of his life were filled with accusations, family problems, and the loss of his supporters. Drawing on extensive interviews and untapped archival material, Hamilton enriches the reader's understanding of Powell and the turbulent era in which he lived.

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  • Title Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma
  • Author Charles V. Hamilton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First edition. I
  • Pages 576
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cooper Square Press, NY
  • Publication date 2001-12-24
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780815411840 / 0815411847
  • Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.94 x 6.1 x 1.2 in (22.71 x 15.49 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, United States - Moral conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 90028505
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Black Issues Book Review, 05/01/2004, Page 24

About the author

A professor at Columbia, Charles V. Hamilton's other books include The Bench and the Ballot and (with Stokley Carmichael) Black Power.
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