Charles Manuel “Sweet Daddy” Grace, Harlem NY 1881 – 1960 (Video)
Marcelino Manuel da Graça, January 25, 1881, or 1884 - January 12, 1960, better known as Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace, or Daddy Grace.Continue reading
Harlem’s Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, “The Black Eagle Of Harlem” (video)
Hubert Julian was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1897, the son of a cocoa plantation manager. He migrated to Canada in 1914, where he claimed to have learned to pilot an aeroplane and served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Continue reading
Reverend Major Jealous “Father” Divine In Harlem (Update)
Father Divine, 1876 – September 10, 1965, also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" early in his life. Continue reading
The Remaining Followers Of Harlem Spiritual Father Divine (video)
In 1930s Harlem, a man known as Father Divine founded the International Peace Mission movement, founded on ideals of racial equality and communal living. Continue reading
