--- title: "4 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Quotes - Famous Politician" description: "American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)... | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2-66138_time_there-is-no-future-for-a-people-who-deny_1171303.jpg" --- # Adam Clayton Powell Jr (1908–1972) Politician **4** quotes in **5** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Adam Clayton Powell Jr was a politician. ## Quick Facts About Adam Clayton Powell Jr Born November 29, 1908 Died April 4, 1972 Profession Politician ## About Adam Clayton Powell Jr American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)... \| Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was the first African American to be elected to Congress from New York, as well as the first from any ## Quotes by Adam Clayton Powell Jr > [“There is no future for a people who deny their past. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2/there-is-no-future-for-a-people-who-deny-their-past-adam-clayton/) Adam Clayton Powell Jr [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2-66138_time_there-is-no-future-for-a-people-who-deny_1171303.jpg) > [“Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2/press-forward-at-all-times-climbing-forward-toward-that-higher-ground/) Adam Clayton Powell Jr [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2-66138_god_press-forward-at-all-times-climbing-forw_1702858.jpg) > [“We have produced a world of contented bodies and discontented minds. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2/we-have-produced-a-world-of-contented-bodies-and-discontented-minds/) Adam Clayton Powell Jr [Psychology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2-66138_psychology_we-have-produced-a-world-of-contented-bo_1792570.jpg) > [“I believe that Christianity in the United States has been dragging its feet, and I don't think there's any other force in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2/i-believe-that-christianity-in-the-united-states-has-been-dragging/) Adam Clayton Powell Jr [Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2-66138_christianity_i-believe-that-christianity-in-the-unite_2010114.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-clayton-powell-jr-2/#itemlist", "name": "Adam Clayton Powell Jr Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There is no future for a people who deny their past. 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