NORTH WOODLAWN CEMETERY

FOUNDED: 1920

ADDITONAL NAMES: None

AFFILIATION(S): None

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.

BCN Contact Information:

Roberto Fernandez, III

robferna@fiu.edu