Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American pastor and politician, and civil-rights leader. He was a member of the the United States House of Representatives from Harlem, New York City. He was also the first African-American to be elected to the Congress from New York. He took up concerns like civil rights and social issues. He was ee-elected for nearly three decades, and remained a powerful Democrat politician for a long time. Being a champion of human rights, he also tried creating a political atmosphere in America to support several emerging nations in Africa and Asia post their independence after colonialism. We have collected his powerful and meaningful quotes from his speeches, writings, interviews, etc. Let's have a look at some interesting quotes by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to the laws of God.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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.
We have produced a world of contented bodies and discontented minds.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
The black man continues on his way. He plods wearily no longer-he is striding freedom road with the knowledge that if he hasn't got the world in a jug, at least he has the stopper in his hand.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
It's never the right time to take a particular stand.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
No one can say Christianity has failed. It has never been tried.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
There is no future for a people who deny their past.
