Former congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., chronicled by Wil Haygood [video 46min]

In King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Wil Haygood chronicles the 24-year political career of former congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., including his successful lawsuit against the House of Representatives after they voted to expel him from Congress in 1967. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. Haygood is a reporter for the Washington Post. He is the author of In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. and The Haygoods of Columbus.King of the Cats was originally published in 1993.