Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:healthcare_reform
Education reform
Labor rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Baptist_Convention
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus
gptkb:football_league
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
Honorary Doctorate from Howard University
Honorary Doctorate from New York University
Honorary Doctorate from City College of New York
gptkbp:birth_date 1908-11-29
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
gptkbp:child gptkb:Adam_Clayton_Powell_III
gptkbp:controversy Censure by the House of Representatives
gptkbp:death_date 1972-04-04
gptkbp:district gptkb:New_York's_22nd_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
gptkb:Columbia_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
gptkbp:image Adam Clayton Powell Jr. 1945.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Black_Power_movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:African_American_civil_rights_movement
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for social justice
gptkbp:legacy First African American elected to Congress from New York
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Social_Security_Act_amendments
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Vito_Marcantonio
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Harlem,_New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hazel_Scott
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Rangel
gptkbp:term_end 1971-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1945-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:80th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Harlem,_New_York
gptkb:Harlem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4