African AmericanFamous CancerThomas A. Dorsey – The Father of Gospel MusicUchenna EdehJuly 1, 2015August 16, 2020 by Uchenna EdehJuly 1, 2015August 16, 20200 Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on July 1, 1899, to Etta Plant Spencer and Thomas Madison Dorsey, an itinerant preacher and...
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