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I noticed in the article mentioning Civil Rights Leaders in American history, the author(s) glaringly omitted the name of the Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Pastor of Harlem's Abyssinia Baptist Church. He was in the forefront of desegregating housing and forcing whites who owned businesses in Harlem to employ blacks. He was elected to congress and assisted President Lyndon Johnson in pushing through the National Student defense Loan, Medicaid and Medicare. He pushed through congress both the 1964 Civil rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He also coined the term "Black Power" whom Stokley Carmichael borrowed it from. Powell was a force to be reckoned with during the Civil Rights era and Washington during the sixties. He as the first black Chairman of the Labor Committee and fought for jobs for African Americans. He successfully pushed through congress 53 pieces of legislation which became law. He was finally ousted by congressmen who were racist and resented his power. He was reinstated by the Supreme Court. Rev. Powell deserves to have his name mentioned in articles published by your authors regarding civil rights leaders. Not to do so is a dishonor to all that this great leader accomplished.