Black Politicians Fear the Loss of a Prized Pulpit in Harlem

Black Politicians Fear the Loss of a Prized Pulpit in Harlem

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. knew what his priorities were when he campaigned to become the first congressman to represent a new district centered in Harlem. “I will represent the Negro people first,” he said during the campaign in 1944. “I will represent, after that, all the other American people.” In the decades since, the so-called [...]

Black Politicians Fear the Loss of a Prized Pulpit in Harlem
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:35:58 GMT