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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) [1] was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971.
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the Qualifications of Members Clause of Article I of the US Constitution is an exclusive list of qualifications of members of the House of Representatives, which may exclude a duly elected member for only those reasons enumerated in that clause.
Isabel "Belle" Geraldine Washington Powell (May 23, 1908 – May 1, 2007) was a dancer, showgirl, and actress during the Harlem Renaissance.She was the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and after their divorce, she went on to work in the Harlem public school system.
Based in Harlem, it became a famous megachurch with the political rise of the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. perhaps the most influential of the many men who have led the congregation. Among the ...
Jeffrey Wright also appears as Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who provides much of the film's tension and conflict, not because he opposes the proposed march, but because he believes that ...
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D-New York), a sitting representative, was excluded by the House of Representatives in 1967 because of allegations of corruption. He sued to retain his seat in a landmark Supreme Court decision (see Powell v. McCormack), but was later re-elected and seated in 1969 before litigation was concluded.
The Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, originally the Harlem State Office Building, is a nineteen-story, high-rise office building located at 163 West 125th Street at the corner of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) – A 4-year-old boy died in Harlem on Sunday, police said. Police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious child in a home on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard around 7 ...