Adam Clayton Powell

Adam Clayton Powell

Adam Clayton Powell can refer to:

*Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865–1953), pastor
*Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908–1972), politician and civil rights leader
*Adam Clayton Powell III (born 1946), son of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Hazel Scott
*Adam Clayton Powell IV (politician) (born 1962), son of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., member of the New York State Assembly
*Adam Clayton Powell IV (engineer) (born 1970), son of Adam Clayton Powell III

Or the street:
*Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, The name for Manhattan's Seventh Avenue, north of Central Park, in Harlem

See also

* Powell Clayton (1833 – 1914), Arkansas Republican governor, 1868 – 1871


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  • Powell, Adam Clayton,Jr. — Pow·ell (pouʹəl), Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908 1972. American politician. A U.S. representative from New York (1945 1967 and 1969 1971), he was an outspoken advocate of civil rights. * * * …   Universalium

  • Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. — born Nov. 29, 1908, New Haven, Conn., U.S. died April 4, 1972, Miami, Fla. U.S. politician. In 1937 he succeeded his father as pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York City, and built its membership to 13,000. Elected to the… …   Universalium

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