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Adam Clayton Powell

First aired on Dec 1, 1989

Runtime: 54 mins

50%

Genres: Documentary

Handsome, passionate, and an electrifying speaker, Adam Clayton Powell rose from being the son of a Harlem preacher to being a powerful 12-term Congressman--but his many accomplishments have been forgotten in the wake of the self-indulgence, arrogance, and demagoguery that dominated Powell's later years.

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | Self (archive footage)
Shirley Chisholm | Self
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Richard Kilberg | Director
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Richard Kilberg | Producer