General Colin Luther Powell – A Political General by Cory David Fore

Colin Powell

A Political General

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By Cory David Fore

Edited by Dale Shields

““Have a vision. Be demanding.” – Colin Luther Powell

The story of Colin Luther Powell is the epitome of the American Dream. Colin Powell was born to Jamaican immigrant parents in New York’s Harlem borough at a time when African-Americans were given very few opportunities to succeed. However, Colin Powell would go on to defy the odds to serve in the highest position in the United States Military and become the first African-American Secretary of State. Colin Powell is one of the most admired and respected people in the United States, and he has served under Republican and Democratic Presidents even though he considers himself a Republican. Throughout his military and political career, Colin Powell has been very influential in the United States Military and Government.

Early Life

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Colin Powell’s parents immigrated from Jamaica in the West Indies to the United States to start a more prosperous and opportunistic life. Colin was born in Harlem on April 5, 1937, however he was raised in south Bronx from the age of four. Colin was named after a heroic World War II flyer named Colin P. Kelly Jr. Powell was the second child of Maud Arial and Luther Theophilus Powell. Powell attended Morris High School before moving on to City College in New York in 1954.

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional).
Research Accomplishments:
The 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award. In 2020 He was also awarded The Actors Fund / Encore Award

On the web, he is the archivist and historian of Iforcolor.org and Black Theatre/African American Voices [Facebook] (theatre, music, and art). He has taught classes and workshops at SUNY Potsdam, Susquehanna University, Denison University, Randolph-Macon College, Macalester College, The College of Wooster, Ohio University, Wayne State University, and the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival).

Education
B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Ohio University.