Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
(1865-1953)
American pastor in Harlem
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Adam Clayton Powell (May 5, 1865 – June 12, 1953) was an American pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members. He was a community activist, author, and the father of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Born into poverty in southwestern Virginia, Powell worked to put himself through school and Wayland Seminary, where he was ordained in 1892.
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5 May 1865
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12 June 1953 (aged 88)
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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