During racial segregation, Fort Lauderdale's African American community was restricted to the city's northwest quadrant. Recognizing a need there, the Christian Pallbearer's Association founded North Woodlawn Cemetery in 1926, most likely on a previously established burial ground. The new formal four-acre cemetery included a potter's field for unknown individuals or those without local family. Woodlawn was one of only two burial places for African Americans until the mid-1950s, when race restrictions at other city cemeteries were lifted. It remained in use until 1996, when the City of Fort Lauderdale began acquiring the property and later rededicated it in 2002. The cemetery is estimated to contain more than 2,200 burials, though only 571 graves are marked, mostly with handcrafted concrete markers or masonry slabs. Veterans, prominent businessmen, and civic, farming, and religious leaders are buried there, and Woodlawn welcomed all people of color. In 2017, North Woodlawn Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.