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A documentary about the controversial pastor turned congressman from Harlem New York. This is the black trailblazer Adam Clayton Powell. The film is narrated by Julian Bond, a contemporary of Powell's in the civil rights movement. It covers Powell's multi-decade, flamboyant and yet important career, including his smearing of Martin Luther King Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell is a 1989 documentary with a runtime of 54 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.9.