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The political leader and Harlem Baptist minister Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) was a pioneer in civil rights for black Americans.Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was born on November 29, 1908, in New H...
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In the following review, Adams relates Powell's political aims and beliefs as expressed in Marching Blacks.
As a boy of 10, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. stood on a chair and traced on his grandfathe...
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An American educator, nonfiction writer, and biographer, Hamilton frequently writes on twentieth-century political and social issues, particularly as they relate to race. In the excerpt below, he disc...
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Overstreet was an American critic and educator who frequently wrote on political and educational concerns. In the following review of Marching Blacks, he praises the work as a "fighting book.&#...
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An American educator and nonfiction writer, Frazier was a noted expert on race. In addition to studying conditions in Harlem after the race riots of 1935, he served as president of the International S...
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Wilkins was an American critic, editor, and journalist. The editor of the Kansas City Call and Crisis, Wilkins held numerous executive positions in the National Association for the Advancement of Colo...
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Poling is an American minister and editor who frequently writes on religious topics. In the following excerpt, he offers a mixed review of Keep the Faith, Baby!, praising Powell's ability to wr...
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In the review below, Edwards faults Keep the Faith, Baby! as "rather colorless and ineffectual."
A book of sermons by a key figure in the controversies and achievements of an era might w...
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An educator and critic, Kilson is author of Political Change in a West African State (1966). In the following review, he argues that Powell does not assess himself rigorously enough in Adam by Adam.
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In the following excerpt, the critic offers a brief review of Adam by Adam.
[Adam by Adam is an] impenitent apologia by the energetic, flamboyant former congressman from New York. Mr. Powell insists t...
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In the following review, Oshinsky laments Powell's lack of analysis and introspection in Adam by Adam.
How could it possibly miss? The autobiography of America's most visceral black lead...
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Critical Review by Frank S. Adams
