King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. – The Towering Biography of the Flamboyant Congressman Known as 'Mr. Civil Rights'
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| Management number | 237178810 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | $4.76 | Model Number | 237178810 | ||
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Before Barack Obama, Colin Powell, and Martin Luther King, Jr., there was Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. -- the most celebrated and controversial black politician of his generation. An astute businessman known as "Mr. Civil Rights," he represented Harlem for twenty-four years in the House of Representatives. He was a man of the cloth and a civil rights leader, but Powell's reputation for flamboyance, arrogance, and womanizing made him his own worst enemy. In this towering and definitive biography, acclaimed journalist Wil Haygood paints a vivid portrait of one of black America's most memorable dignitaries. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0060842415 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0060842413 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper Paperbacks |
| Dimensions | 6 x 1.32 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.2 pounds |
| Print length | 528 pages |
| Publication date | February 7, 2006 |
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