Staten Island · NYC landmark
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park
3201 Amboy Road · Staten Island, New York City
Learn how Black New Yorkers created a cemetery to counter segregated burials, and see the memorial to Frederick Douglass.
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NYFE Summary
Harlem funeral director Rodney Dade and his partners created this cemetery when discrimination kept Black families out of many burial grounds or limited their choices. Its paths curve through a landscaped setting planned for remembrance. The cemetery still serves the community that established it.
People buried here include blues singer Mamie Smith, jazz trumpeter Tommy Ladnier and baseball player and writer Sol White. Near the entrance, a bronze relief honors Frederick Douglass. Sculptor Angus McDougall designed the monument, which was dedicated in 1961.
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