But Tindley’s composition may not be the only one that helped shape one of the most powerful songs of the 20th century. “Musically speaking, they say that ‘We Shall Overcome’ is probably closer to a ...

'We Shall Overcome' A new exhibit is opening at the Calvin B. Taylor House honoring Dr. Charles Albert Tindley in Berlin, Maryland.

For many years, the commission read an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day proclamation that gave LBJ credit for writing the song, which actually was composed by Charles Albert Tindley, a Methodist ...

The story of Charles Albert Tindley, the first gospel composer, and the migration of African Americans from the rural Eastern Shore of Maryland to the urban communities before the mid-20th century.

As Green presented himself to the House well, he and more than two dozen Democrats sang “We Shall Overcome” after the House voted 224-198 to censure the Texas Democrat. Ten moderate Democrats ...