An entry from the published reference biography series Contemporary Black Biography, hosted at Encyclopedia.com, covering Dr. Mattie Moss Clark's life from her 1925 birth in Selma, Alabama through her 1994 death in Southfield, Michigan, her tenure as COGIC's international minister of music, her leadership of the Southwest Michigan State Choir, and her influence on her five daughters, the Clark Sisters. States in its own words that Clark "added to the gospel repertory more than 100 songs, several of which, including 'Salvation Is free' and 'Save Hallelujah,' became standards."
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Citation
AuthorContemporary Black Biography (Gale)
PublisherEncyclopedia.com
URLhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/clark-mattie-moss
Source Typebiography
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: a published reference biography series (Gale's Contemporary Black Biography), the direct source for which of Clark's hundred plus songs are named as standards, a specific factual claim general encyclopedia coverage does not make. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Alabama directly: "Mattie Moss Clark's life from her 1925 birth in Selma, Alabama through her 1994 death in Southfield, Michigan, her tenure as COGIC's international minister of music, her leadership of the Southwest..."
This source names Michigan directly: "through her 1994 death in Southfield, Michigan, her tenure as COGIC's international minister of music, her leadership of the Southwest Michigan State Choir, and her influence on her five daughters..."
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Musical Works, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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