One Man Show:Adam Clayton Powell: Written and Performed by Preston Love jr

Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr was born 1908 and passed 1972, after 24 years in the US Congress and a distinguish career as a tireless fighter for the rights of the Negro. Arrogant, confident, brash but the most dominant and effective Civil Right advocate of his time.

The performance is set in 1968 at a time where Rev. Powell faced many personal and political challenges. The setting is a mock rally in Harlem. Rev Powell is there to have a Town Hall meeting and plans to share his thoughts on the current issues facing the community at the time. As he begins to talk he begins to digress and recalls his life for the audience. In describing his life and struggles he vacillates from calm to fiery throughout the meeting. He concludes with a typical Powell speech (actually a compilation of some of his best speech quotes).

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