Evergreen Cemetery

Oct 2021

There is so much beautiful history, yet the upkeep is horrible; such the pattern of the historic Black cemeteries in Florida. What can be done if one doesn't have billionaire pockets?

Jan 2020

Evergreen Cemetery opened on June 1, 1916. This African-American cemetery was created by prominent black citizens when the city commission passed a law in 1913 that white and black people could not be buried together. This law stayed in place until 1966. Prominent people buried in this cemetery include Dr. T. Leroy, the city's first black doctor, educator James W. Mickens, and real estate investor Henry Speed. Originally the 9 acre cemetery was managed by the Evergreen association that created it but but through the years the cemetery fell into neglect as funds for its maintenance dried up. The city took over management of the cemetery in 1987 but didn't do anything about...read full review