Using the map of the passage from Africa to Key West designed by Tinnie, Delgado added depth and drama to the scene by engraving the location of each grave with a freehand ‘body’ shape that brings reality to the remembrance of the dead. A consecration and acknowledgment ceremony was held on Septemand plans began for a permanent memorial.ĭelgado uses the Concrete Resurrection stains more as an artist would use paint to enhance the engraving with bright colors carefully brushed for fine detail. Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, expands on the information about the slave trade and rescue, Key West and the Cemetery with maps, documents and photos at Key West African Cemetery.įollowing the location of the 15 graves in 2002, the decision was made to leave them on the sanctified ground where they had lain for over 140 years. Gail Swanson has published a detailed History of the African Cemetery on Higgs Beach, Key West Florida telling of the times leading up to the rescue, how the people destined for slavery were brought to Key West and housed for several months in barracoons built specifically for them. The 294 persons were among over 1400 rescued in 1860 from three slave ships off the coast of Cuba. The concrete protects the area where, in 2002, ground penetrating radar indicated the location of 15 graves remaining from a group of an estimated 294 people buried on a sand ridge near the shore in 1860. Tinney and Delgado were introduced through Engrave-A-Crete’s contractor referral service. The July 2010 article is entitled More Than A Cemetery.Ĭarlos, a trained and talented artist, worked with a map designed by Dinizulu Gene Tinney to create a bright and moving mural on concrete. Final Pour, a popular section in Concrete Decor magazine, featured Carlos Delgado’s work with the African Cemetery Memorial on Higgs Beach, Key West, Florida.
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