Clayton Powell to Congress
 

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Clayton Powell to Congress
Adam Clayton Powell was elected to the United States House of Representatives, becoming the first Black from the North East elected to the House. Powell was the son of a Harlem minister. He was educated at Colgate Univesity and became a minister and active campaigner for Black Rights. Powell remained in Congress until 1970, when he was defeated by Charles Rangel.