LINCOLN MEMORIAL GROUP
Notable Lives
Lincoln Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 75,000 people. Among the many interred are leading civil rights leaders, soldiers, politicians, athletes, entrepreneurs and musicians.
1926–1990
Ralph David Abernathy
Ralph David Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.’s chief partner in the civil rights movement. He helped to organize the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in Atlanta.
1926–1990
Ralph David Abernathy
Ralph David Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.’s chief partner in the civil rights movement. He helped to organize the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in Atlanta.
1926–2000
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams, a former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., was a principal leader of the civil rights movement.
1926–2000
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams, a former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., was a principal leader of the civil rights movement.
1922–2006
Joseph E. Boone
Joseph E. Boone was an American civil rights activist and organizer who marched together with Martin Luther King Jr.
1922–2006
Joseph E. Boone
Joseph E. Boone was an American civil rights activist and organizer who marched together with Martin Luther King Jr.
1922–2006
Joseph E. Boone
Joseph E. Boone was an American civil rights activist and organizer who marched together with Martin Luther King Jr.
1895–1927
Theodore "Tiger" Flowers
Early investor of Lincoln Cemetery, Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was best known as the first Black boxer to capture the world middleweight championship.
1895–1927
Theodore "Tiger" Flowers
Early investor of Lincoln Cemetery, Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was best known as the first Black boxer to capture the world middleweight championship.
1895–1927
Theodore "Tiger" Flowers
Early investor of Lincoln Cemetery, Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was best known as the first Black boxer to capture the world middleweight championship.
1941–1995
Hamilton E. Holmes
Hamilton E. Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens.
1941–1995
Hamilton E. Holmes
Hamilton E. Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens.
1901–1982
Ruby Parks Blackburn
Ruby Blackburn owned and operated “Ruby’s Beauty Shop”. She became known as one of the most influential Black community organizers in Atlanta.
1901–1982
Ruby Parks Blackburn
Ruby Blackburn owned and operated “Ruby’s Beauty Shop”. She became known as one of the most influential Black community organizers in Atlanta.
1921–2008
J. W. Robinson
J. W. Robinson was a practicing architect in Atlanta for more than thirty years, as well as an educator and mentor to African American architects and other professionals.
1921–2008
J. W. Robinson
J. W. Robinson was a practicing architect in Atlanta for more than thirty years, as well as an educator and mentor to African American architects and other professionals.
1906–1989
Clarence Bacote
Clarence A. Bacote was a distinguished historian, scholar, and political activist who dedicated his life to educating black voters in Atlanta.
1906–1989
Clarence Bacote
Clarence A. Bacote was a distinguished historian, scholar, and political activist who dedicated his life to educating black voters in Atlanta.
1906–1989
Clarence Bacote
Clarence A. Bacote was a distinguished historian, scholar, and political activist who dedicated his life to educating black voters in Atlanta.
1885–1965
A.T. Walden
A. T. Walden was a famous attorney, a civil rights leader, and one of the New South’s first Black political power brokers. Alfred Fountain "Tup" Holmes | 1917-1967 Alfred "Tup" Holmes was an amateur golf champion who played a crucial role in desegregating Atlanta’s public golf courses.
1885–1965
A.T. Walden
A. T. Walden was a famous attorney, a civil rights leader, and one of the New South’s first Black political power brokers. Alfred Fountain "Tup" Holmes | 1917-1967 Alfred "Tup" Holmes was an amateur golf champion who played a crucial role in desegregating Atlanta’s public golf courses.
1917–1967
Alfred Fountain "Tup" Holmes
Alfred "Tup" Holmes was an amateur golf champion who played a crucial role in desegregating Atlanta’s public golf courses.
1917–1967
Alfred Fountain "Tup" Holmes
Alfred "Tup" Holmes was an amateur golf champion who played a crucial role in desegregating Atlanta’s public golf courses.
1917–1967
Alfred Fountain "Tup" Holmes
Alfred "Tup" Holmes was an amateur golf champion who played a crucial role in desegregating Atlanta’s public golf courses.
1923–2005
Dorothy Lee Bolden
Dorothy Lee Bolden was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and worked to fight for women's rights and bringing segregation to an end.
1923–2005
Dorothy Lee Bolden
Dorothy Lee Bolden was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and worked to fight for women's rights and bringing segregation to an end.