Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma

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.

Author: Charles V. Hamilton
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
Published: 12/24/2001
Pages: 578
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780815411840
ISBN10: 0815411847
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies

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.