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William Saunders Crowdy | |
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Born | Wilson Saunders Crowdy August 11, 1847 Charlotte Hall, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | August 4, 1908 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 60)
Resting place | Triangle Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia |
Occupation(s) | Religious leader Soldier |
Organization | Church of God and Saints of Christ |
Movement | Black Hebrew Israelites |
Military career | |
Service/ | Union Army United States Army |
Years of service | 1863–1872 |
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Unit | 5th Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Saunders Crowdy (August 11, 1847 – August 4, 1908) was an American soldier, preacher, entrepreneur, and pastor. He was also one of the earliest known Black Hebrew Israelites in the United States, he established the Church of God and Saints of Christ in 1896 after he claimed to have had visions telling him "That blacks were descendants of the twelve lost tribes of Israel."[1]