Colin Luther Powell, the first African American U.S. Secretary of State, was born on this day in Harlem, New York. A four-star general in the U.S. Army, Powell also served as National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His leadership and historic appointments broke racial barriers in American military and political institutions, shaping U.S. foreign policy for decades.
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