North Woodlawn Cemetery (8BD4879)

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Site Brief:

Founded: 1920

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Additional name(s): None

Affiliate group(s): None

 

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History:

Woodlawn Cemetery was established during the 1920s when government officials restricted the African-American community to the northwest quadrant of Fort Lauderdale. It was the result of institutionalized racial segregation in Broward County from 1927 to 1964, and was the only cemetery African-Americans could be buried in until 1962. As such, many important African-American leaders in the early settlement of Fort Lauderdale are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. It is the only historic African-American cemetery in Fort Lauderdale, and is considered a rare remaining historic resource associated with the African-American community’s early history.

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Resource links:

• https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/85593849-132.html

• https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2013-11-28-fl-student-cemetery-oral-histories-20131128-story.html

• https://youtu.be/i1pps0O5q_M

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BCN Contact Information:

Roberto Fernandez, III

robferna@fiu.edu