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- Title
The Racial Identity of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.: A Case Study in Racial Ambivalence and Redefinition.
- Authors
Rushing, Lawrence
- Abstract
The article presents a case study on the racial identity of African American leader Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. The author reflects on his election to the U.S. Congress from New York City and the struggle for civil rights. Emphasis is given to his family background, the experience of discrimination in college, and the developmnet of his militant and aggressive personality regarding racial acceptance and black identity.
- Subjects
UNITED States; POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972; RACIAL identity of African Americans; RACE discrimination; AFRICAN American legislators
- Publication
Afro-Americans in New York Life & History, 2010, Vol 34, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0364-2437
- Publication type
Case Study