Biography · Biography & Culture
Wentworth Arthur Matthew
1892–1973
United States
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
Biography
Wentworth Arthur Matthew (June 23, 1892 – December 1973) was a Kittitian-American religious leader who founded the Commandment Keepers of the Living God, a Black Hebrew congregation, in 1919. It was influenced by the pan-Africanism and black nationalism of Marcus Garvey from Jamaica. Matthew developed his congregation along Jewish lines of observance and the theory that they were returning to Judaism as the true Hebrews.
Sources & collection details
Wikipedia contributors — original record ↗
Biography text · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source checked 2026-10-13