Charles Albert Tindley Historical Marker

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Born in 1851 to an enslaved father, Albert Tindley, and a free mother, Hester Miller Tindley, Charles Albert Tindley spent his childhood on a rural farm in Berlin.

After marrying Daisy Henry, Tindley moved to Philadelphia, where he found employment as a brick carrier and a janitor at the church he attended.

Despite his status as free, Tindley could not escape the hardships of being black in America. Under Maryland law, it was illegal for him to receive any education; however, the law had no effect on his eager mind.

Tindley learned independently and by asking people to tutor him. He enlisted the help of a Philadelphia synagogue to learn Hebrew and learned Greek by taking a correspondence course through the Boston Theological School.<br.
After finishing his courses in 1902, Tindley presided over the same church he used to work for. He quickly gained prominence as a leading pastor in Philadelphia not only due to his powerful voice, but his unique preaching style.

(Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley Historical Marker. 11 Oct. 2025, www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=286096)