Westview Community Cemetery
1952 establishments in FloridaAfrican-American history of FloridaBuildings and structures in Pompano Beach, FloridaCemeteries in FloridaMiami metropolitan area geography stubs
Westview Community Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida. It was created in 1952 during segregation when African-Americans could not be buried together with whites in Florida. 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, actress famous for the 1970s sitcom Good Times and her sister Estelle Evans, from the 1962 movie To Kill a Mockingbird.
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West Copans Road, Pompano Beach
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N 26.2598 ° | E -80.1479 ° |
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West Copans Road
West Copans Road
33064 Pompano Beach
Florida, United States
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