Born in New haven, Connecticut, on November 29, 1908 would soon move with his parents to New York City. His father the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Sr. was an active member in the struggle against racism, and he also lectured on race relations at Colgate University, City College of New York and Union Theological Seminary. He was also the founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and also was one the organizers of the Silent Protest Parade. The Reverend Powell was one who argued heavily in favor racial pride and believed in education and hard work.

Living in New York at a time when many blacks of the south where migrating to the northern cities, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. would follow close in his father footsteps. As the groundwork was being laid by father, the charismatic preacher, who managed to increase the Abyssinian Church member substantial

Unlike some of his predecessor elected from the Chicago’s Southside black community Oscar DePriest, Arthur Mitchell, and Dawson who gained office largely through use of pragmatic style and deference to a city machine, Powell didn’t. While his predecessor ignored the white supremacist life style of the Congress, Powell thought that this was an insult and would not stand still for this type of behavior. In his autobiography he remarked:

In response to Powell action the Democratic express their concern about the dismay with his erratic management of the committee budget, numerous trips abroad at the public’s expenses, absenteeism and a sort of self-impose exile from his district. He would also run into trouble in the 1960’s when he became involved in a lawsuit with a woman who claimed he had wrongly accused her of being a “bag women” who carried bribes to the New York City finest. Mrs. Esther James sued Powell, but he avoided paying the fine by not visiting New York City for several of years. Although a settlement would be reached finally when Powell returned to New York City and was forced to pay.

Powell would attend the City College of New York, graduated with a B. A. degree from Colgate University, and would earn a M. A. degree in religious education from Columbia University. Soon Powell would become an assistant minister in his father church in Harlem. The first signs of his oratory skills would manifest its self when Powell used picket lines and mass meetings to demand reforms at New York’s Harlem Hospital. The protest was held over the dismissal of five black doctors from its staff because of their race. Beginning in 1932, he took charge of an extensive church-sponsored a relief program providing food, clothing and temporary jobs for thousands of Harlem’s homeless and unemployed.

ly, and buy land in Harlem to construct a new church building. The younger Powell would begin to take a greater interest in what his father was doing in the community for African American later in his college years.

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