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Adam Clayton Powell Sr.

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Gender Male
Death71 years ago
Date of birth May 5,1865
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Franklin County
Virginia
United States
Date of died June 12,1953
DiedNew York City
New York
United States
Place of burialFlushing Cemetery, New York City, New York, United States
Children Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Grandchildren Adam Clayton Powell III
Adam Clayton Powell IV
Job Author
Clergy
Activist
Education Yale University
Yale Divinity School
BooksAgainst the Tide: An Autobiography
Palestine and Saints in Caesar's Household
Riots and Ruins
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Date of Upd.
ID544976
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Adam Clayton Powell Sr. Life story


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 a community activist, author, and the father of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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