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

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"Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma" is a scholarly biography by Charles V. Hamilton that examines the life, career, and complex legacy of influential African American congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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instanceOf biography
book
about African American politics
Harlem politics
United States Congress NERFINISHED
civil rights movement NERFINISHED
legislative leadership
political controversy
racial inequality in the United States
academicDiscipline African American studies NERFINISHED
history
political science
author Charles V. Hamilton NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
examines the complex legacy of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
the congressional career of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
focusesOnPeriod 20th-century American politics
genre political biography
intendedAudience general readers interested in U.S. politics
scholars
students
language English
mainSubject Adam Clayton Powell Jr. NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus intersection of race and political power in the United States
tensions between radical advocacy and institutional politics
portrays the life of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
subjectEthnicity African American
subjectOccupation United States Representative NERFINISHED
civil rights leader
workType scholarly work

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Charles V. Hamilton notableWork Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American Dilemma