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I am the product of the sustained indignation of a branded grandfather, the militant protest of my grandmother, the disciplined resentment of my father and mother, and the power of the mass action of the church.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Age: 63 †
Born: 1908
Born: November 29
Died: 1972
Died: April 4
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