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.
Congress passed the Enrollment Act on this date in 1864, authorizing equal pay for Black Union soldiers in the Civil War.
POSTED: December 02, 2008, 12:18 pm
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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