Westview Community Cemetery

Westview Community Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Westview Community Cemetery
Entrance gate viewed from inside cemetery (image is flipped horizontally for clarity)
Details
Established1952
Location
Dr B J McCormick Ave, Pompano Beach, FL
CountryUS
Coordinates26.2598°N 80.1479°W / 26.2598; -80.1479
StyleAbove ground vaults
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It was created in 1952 during segregation when African-Americans could not be buried together with whites in Florida.[1] the land for the cemetery was donated by Paul Hunter, Sr., a local businessman, to accommodate the interment of African-Americans in Pompano Beach.

It is the final resting place of Esther Rolle (1920–1998), actress famous for the 1970s sitcom Good Times and her sister Estelle Evans (1906–1985), from the 1962 movie To Kill a Mockingbird. Rosanna Carter (1918–2016), stage and screen actress, is buried there as well.

References
  1. "Families say graves are being covered up at neglected Pompano Beach cemetery". wsvn.com. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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