Crusade for Civil Rights in Congress

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Crusade for Civil Rights in Congress is a book by Adam Clayton Powell Jr. detailing his legislative battles and strategies to advance civil rights within the U.S. Congress.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
about Democratic Party politics
House Rules Committee
Powell Amendment
Presidential–Congressional relations on civil rights
Republican Party politics
linked to: Republican Party

Southern bloc in Congress
anti-lynching legislation
civil rights legislation
committee politics in Congress
education equality
fair employment practices
housing discrimination
parliamentary procedure in the U.S. House of Representatives
racial segregation in the United States
voting rights
author Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
countryOfOrigin United States
describesRoleOf Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
African-American members of Congress
civil rights organizations
documents obstacles to passing civil rights laws
tactics to force votes on civil rights measures
use of congressional rules to block civil rights
focusesOn coalition-building in Congress
legislative battles for civil rights
public opinion and civil rights policy
strategies to overcome congressional opposition
use of amendments to advance civil rights
genre civil rights literature
non-fiction
political literature
hasAuthorConstituency Harlem, New York City
linked to: Harlem
hasAuthorOccupation U.S. Representative
hasAuthorPoliticalAffiliation Democratic Party
hasPerspective first-person account
intendedAudience civil rights activists
general public
students of American politics
language English
mainSubject African-American civil rights movement
United States Congress
civil rights
legislative strategy
narrativeLocation United States Capitol
timePeriodDescribed early civil rights movement era
mid-20th century
post-World War II era

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. notableWork Crusade for Civil Rights in Congress