Adam Clayton Powell

Born to an affluent black family, the outspoken Adam Clayton Powell Jr. became a preacher and leader of New York's black community. Eventually he got elected to congress, where he remained as defiant as ever. But he would also stop at nothing to stay the presumed leader of blacks in the US. Richard Kilberg's Academy Award-nominated "Adam Clayton Powell" focuses on this man whose boisterous flamboyance endeared him to a black community that was through with white people ignoring their grievances; they kept reelecting him no matter what happened! We get insight from a number of people who knew him, with narration from Julian Bond.

Admittedly, Powell was probably more interested in promoting himself than in advancing his people, but you can't deny that he made a name for himself and drew attention to issues affecting the black community.

I recommend it.