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Anderson, Marian b. February 27, 1897 d. April 8, 1993
Opera Singer, Social Reformer. A classical music pioneer and Opera Singer, she was a contralto known for her wide-ranging repertory of art songs, opera arias, and spirituals. She was one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the eldest of three daughters. She first developed her musical ability at the Union Baptist Church of Philadelphia where she joined the junior choir at age 6 and the senior choir at 13. In her first public...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Celestine 1 Section, Lot, 1158, Grave 1
Catto, Octavius Valentine b. February 22, 1839 d. October 10, 1871
Civil Rights leader, Baseball Pioneer. He Worked ceaselessly throughout his life toward the goal of establishing full and equal rights for African Americans, including the fight to integrate streetcars in Philadelphia. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved with his family to Pennsylvania as a child and graduated from the Institute for Colored Youth (now Cheyney University), where he became a professor. He was also a staunch advocate of the Republican Party. During the Civil War...[Read More] (Bio by: Bryan C)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
DePriest, James b. November 21, 1936 d. February 8, 2013
Orchestra Conductor. He was a national and international symphony orchestra conductor who was in high demand worldwide. Among the few African-Americans ever to grace the stages of Europe, Asia and Africa as a conductor of a major symphony. The nephew of famed and celebrated contralto Marian Anderson, DePriest was awarded the National Medal Of Arts in 2005 by President George W. Bush. After health issues he remained active in the music world often conducting from a wheelchair. He passed away at...[Read More] (Bio by: tyler harris)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Forten Sr., James b. September 2, 1766 d. March 4, 1842
Entrepreneur, Abolitionist, Inventor. A pioneering figure of Philadelphia's African-American community, Forten was a leader of reform movements long before the emergence of Frederick Douglass. He was born to free parents in Philadelphia, and served as a powder boy on an American ship during the Revolutionary War in America (1775 to 1783). Forten was captured in the war - at the age of 15- and spent seven months on a...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fortune, T. Thomas b. October 3, 1856 d. June 2, 1928
Journalist.
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Harper, Frances Ellen b. September 24, 1825 d. February 22, 1911
Poet, Author. Known as "The Bronze Muse", she is considered to be the first black woman to make a living from writing. An educator and poet by trade, she was a stuanch and outspoken supporter of the abolitionist, temperance and early feminist and civil rights movements. Noted friends and contemporaries include Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Fredrick Douglas and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She published books throughout her liftime, including "Sketches of Southern Life" in 1872, the "Martyr of...[Read More] (Bio by: Devin D. Banks)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Robert b. October 10, 1872 d. June 8, 1912
Spanish American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the US Navy as a Fireman First Class. His citation reads "On board the USS Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing-out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket one foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Tubman Section, Lot 155
Taylor Jr., John Baxter b. November 3, 1883 d. December 2, 1908
Olympic Athlete. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, he was considered one of the best track athletes of his time. A member of the 1908 United States Olympic team, he participated in the Olympics that year in London, England. When he won the Gold Medal as part of the 4 x 400 meter relay event in those games, he became the first African-American gold medalist. He died of typhoid in his home in Philadelphia only a few months later.
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Tindley, Rev. Dr. Charles Albert b. July 7, 1851 d. July 26, 1933
Minister, Composer. A Methodist Episcopal minister and hymnwriter who profoundly influenced African American gospel music. The son of slave parents, he never received formal schooling and taught himself to read and write. Sometimes called the "Father of Gospel Music," Tindley composed hymns that can be found in the songbooks of every Christian denomination. His more than 60 hymns include "Stand By Me" (which became a national hit when Ben E. King and the Drifters sang their version during...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
White, George Henry b. December 18, 1852 d. December 28, 1918
US Congressman. He was elected to represent North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1901.
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

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