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Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (Miami, Florida)

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Historically significant and covered substantially in reliable independent sources.FloridaArmy (talk) 00:15, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is a primarily African American cemetery in Miami, Florida. It opened in 1913. The cemetery has had problems with upkeep, vandalism, and abuse from practitioners Santeria, vodou and Palo Mayombe. The owners of the Miami Times eventually bought it.[1] Five African American police officers are buried at it[citation needed] including one of the city's first.[2] Lincoln Memorial Park, opened in 1924, is another cemetery for African American several blocks away and has gravesites like that of J. A. Dorsey, a philanthropist and Miami's first African American millionaire.[1] Evergreen is one of the oldest cemeteries for African Americans in Miami-Dade County.[3] Most of the deceased are in above ground vaults.[3]

He signed a petitioncalling for the removal from office ofJames F.Casey.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article212504519.html
  2. ^ Wilbanks, William (August 25, 1996). Forgotten Heroes: Police Officers Killed in Dade County, 1895-1995. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 9781563112874 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Evergreen Park Cemetery in Miami, FL". Visit Florida.
  4. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=SelXAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA12-PP3&dq=james+s.+matthews+tensas&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQxIfsgYnwAhXFXM0KHVAwDcEQ6AEwBHoECAEQAw
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