Charles Albert Tindley
American musical composer
Charles Albert Tindley was an American Methodist minister and gospel music composer. His composition "I'll Overcome Someday" is credited as the basis for the U.S. Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome". Wikipedia
Born: July 7, 1851, Berlin, MD
Died: July 26, 1933 (age 82 years), Philadelphia, PA
Resting place: Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, U.S
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CHARLES ALBERT TINDLEY born July 7, 1851, Berlin, Maryland died July 26, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania buried Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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