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.
Ralph David Abernathy
1926-1990
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.
Hosea Williams
1926-2000
Hosea Williams, a former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., was a principal leader of the civil rights movement.
Joseph E. Boone
1922-2006
Joseph E. Boone was an American civil rights activist and organizer who marched together with Martin Luther King Jr.
Theodore "Tiger" Flowers
1895-1927
Early investor of Lincoln Cemetery, Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was best known as the first Black boxer to capture the world middleweight championship.
Hamilton E. Holmes
1941-1995
Hamilton E. Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens.
Ruby Parks Blackburn
1901-1982
Ruby Blackburn owned and operated “Ruby’s Beauty Shop”. She became known as one of the most influential Black community organizers in Atlanta.
J. W. Robinson
1921-2008
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.
Clarence Bacote
1906-1989
Clarence A. Bacote was a distinguished historian, scholar, and political activist who dedicated his life to educating black voters in Atlanta.
A.T. Walden
1885-1965
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.
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.
Dorothy Lee Bolden
1923-2005
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.
Lincoln Memorial Group
Lincoln Cemetery is part of the Lincoln Memorial Group, which owns and operates historic Washington Memorial Gardens, Dawn Memorial Park and Monte Vista Biblical Gardens. Our cemeteries span west to east of Atlanta, and we would be honored to serve you at any of these locations. Click below to learn more about each cemetery.
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