Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.
- Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.
(29 nov. 1908, New Haven, Conn., EE.UU.–4 abr., 1972, Miami, Fla.).
Político estadounidense. En 1937 sucedió a su padre como pastor de la Iglesia bautista abisinia, en Harlem, Nueva York, y aumentó su feligresía a 13.000 personas. Elegido en 1941 para integrar el Consejo municipal de Nueva York, fue el primer afromaericano que perteneció a ese organismo. En la Cámara de Representantes (1945–67, 1969–71), patrocinó numerosas leyes de asistencia social: ley de salario mínimo, leyes contra la pobreza y proyectos de ley que disponían asistencia federal a la educación. Conocido por su comportamiento exuberante y su falta de preocupación por el decoro parlamentario, fue objeto de un juicio por difamación y de una investigación por falta de ética financiera. En 1967 la Cámara votó por expulsarlo, pero la Corte Suprema falló posteriormente que el proceder de la Cámara era inconstitucional.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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