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April 18, 2024

Hampton University (Institute) was founded on this date in 1868 in Virginia to educate newly emancipated Blacks.

Around The Table

Around The Table: Episode 8

Remembering Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

POSTED: December 02, 2008, 12:18 pm

Around The Table is a weekly conversation about politics, culture, and the challenges and responsibilities of Black America. Ali Sharif, Carl Sharif and Walter Fields provide an analysis of current news and information from a perspective that's relevant to Black America.

As one of the first black members of Congress, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. had a profound impact on civil rights legislation. NSnewstv.com reflects on his accomplishments on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

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