Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is a primarily African American cemetery in Miami, Florida. It opened in 1913. 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 Americans 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]
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is a primarily African American cemetery in Miami, Florida. It opened in 1913. 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 Americans 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]