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1959 - Bishop C.M. "Daddy" Grace visits Charlotte

Bishop C.M. "Daddy" Grace visits Charlotte
Event Date: 
September, 1959
Event Type: 
Modern Era Begins 1946-1959

September 1959 - Bishop C.M. "Daddy" Grace visits Charlotte.

  • Known to his followers as "Daddy" Grace, he is the founder of the national evangelical church, the United House of Prayer for all People. 
  • He came to Charlotte's Second Ward to set up churches here in the 1920s. 
  • "Daddy" Grace accompanied by members of his congregation in the last parade he attends before his death.