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I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to have conducted research at Abyssinian, the church where Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ministered. That opportunity was made possible on the recommendation of one of my professors, Donna Murch. A friend of hers attended Abyssinian and knew of the collection of papers and photographs available only through permission of the church, for research. There was a powerful presence felt while going through his papers. It was quite an experience and honor.
While I decided that the title of my paper would be titled “Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and His Enemies,” the title was suggested by Professor Ross Baker, an expert on political and congressional history, and a professor in the Political Science Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. I took his advice that my research should cover more than the details of his Powell’s personal life as a husband, son, and father, but that details of his political life would be even more interesting.
http://urwebsrv.rutgers.edu/experts/index.php?a=display&f=expert&id=1149
Less had been had been written in detail on the opposition and injustices he endured while in Congress, or on what a catalyst he was in getting the “Powell Amendments” passed, which changed the lives of many African Americans, and not just his constituents, who were physically, economically and socially disenfranchised.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1956/3/1/the-powell-amendment-pwhen-president-eisenhowers/
I regret that I never completed that paper under Professor Baker’s guidance, but his counsel with me, and introducing me to the wealth of resource materials available at Alexander Library on campus gave me the tools I needed to continue my research, and present my findings as through the creation of this blog.
Through this Blog, I satisfy my interest in writing about Representative Powell’s life and legacy as a politician, and I provide for researchers source materials to conduct their own research. I thank Dr. Baker for his influence in helping to shape my ideas.
Inspiration for this blog also came out of an interview with one of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.’s son, Adam Powell III. While visiting his office on the campus of the University of Southern California, in 2006, he spoke honestly and intimately about his dad. I hope he finds this body of work worthy of his father’s memory and legacy.
I had the honor of visiting Mr. Powell before returning to New Jersey, after having conducted research on the Huey P. Newton Foundation Papers, at the Green Library, on Stanford University’s campus, where I lodged in the Slack House for 10 days.
It is one of the highlights of my academic experience and of my personal life. The fruits of such rare opportunities should be shared with others, as I continue to do through the construction of this blog and my WordPress blog on Huey P.Newton and the Black Panther Party.
I encourage students to conduct research away from their school’s campus. Rutgers in my opinion has some of the most brilliant professors who are dedicated to mentoring students to become the best in their field of study.
It was Professor Murch who recommended me for the Aresty award. http://history.rutgers.edu/faculty-directory/249-murch-donna
She also told me about the Slack House – on campus housing for teachers and students who conduct research on Standford University’s campus.
Transportation costs including air fare, lodging, train passes to Abyssinian and photo copying fees were in part paid for with funds I received as an honor student at Rutgers, and recipient of the Aresty grant.
https://aresty.rutgers.edu/our-programs/funding/undergraduate-research-fellowships
Abyssinian continues to honor a legacy of being stewards and a voice of the community of Harlem, along with other notable ministers and congregations. Like ministers of Abyssinian that preceded Calvin O. Butts lll, the current pastor, he leads by example, as an activist promoting social and economic uplift in African American communities. Click on the link below to learn more about their history and church activism.
“Harlem Church Balances Members and Tourists”
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 Odell Clark Place
(Between Lenox Park and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.)
Harlem, New York 10030
(212) 862-7474