Colin Powell says he was not a "bright star," but his family expected success. April 11, 2008 — -- Gen. Colin Powell grew up in the South Bronx, and as a C student, was, as he said, "not ...

An albumen print photograph of General Colin L. Powell as a child, captured in Bronx, New York, by Litman’s Studio, 1942. In this sepia tone photograph, a young Colin Powell at or around age five (5) ...

A black-and-white print photograph portrait of Colin L. Powell with his family. This photograph captures the young Powell family formally posing in front of a plain backdrop. Powell’s wife Alma, ...

Then-Lieutenant General Colin Powell, commander of the Fifth US Corps, saluted while next to his wife, Alma, during a farewell ceremony in Frankfurt, West Germany, on Dec. 30, 1986.