Adam Clayton Powell
American pastor (1865-1953) · United States · Writers · Died at 88
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Something wrong?Adam Clayton Powell was an American pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members. He was an African American community activist, author, and the father of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Adam Clayton Powell Sr.
Powell's son Adam is sworn in as the first African American member of the New York City Council by mayor Fiorello La Guardia, January 5, 1942. (L-R): Joseph E. Ford, Mattie Shaffer Powell, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Isabel Washington Powell, Adam Clayton Powell Sr., Fiorello La Guardia.
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Adam Clayton Powell was an American pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members. He was an African American community activist, author, and the father of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Born into poverty in southwestern Virginia, Powell worked to put himself through school and Wayland Seminary, where he was ordained in 1892.
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