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Adam Clayton Powell (1989) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 54 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Richard Kilberg
- Starring
- Shirley Chisholm, Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
A charismatic and electrifying speaker, Adam Clayton Powell rose from the son of a Harlem preacher to serve twelve terms in Congress, becoming a powerful legislative figure. Yet his many achievements have been eclipsed by the self‑indulgence, arrogance, and demagoguery that marked his later years.
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