Dade, Rodney (1872 – 1956)

Dade, Rodney (1872 – 1956)

  • <p>Rodney Dade. Courtesy of Frederick Douglass Memorial park (www.fdcemetery.com/fd-history).</p> <p>https://www.fdcemetery.com/fd-history</p>

Rodney Dade was a funeral director who dreamed of a burial park where "my People will enjoy the dignity they deserve." Through the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park on Staten Island Dade made that dream a reality.

Read about the history of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park and those involved in its founding at: https://tinyurl.com/y48rjatn, and https://tinyurl.com/yyugr428.

  • <p>Administrators secure funding for the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park. New York Age, 24 Oct 1953, p18.</p>