Henry Moxley, Buffalo abolitionist, finally receives proper gravesite recognition

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There are many parts of history that become lost to the past.

Spotty records and segregation make it especially difficult for people to get a true glimpse of Buffalo’s extensive Black history. One group, however, has taken on that challenge, and they recently found some success.

A granite marker and bronze interpretive plaque now commemorates Henry Moxley, one of Buffalo’s most prominent Black residents in the 1800s. The dedication happened Friday, at his previously unmarked gravesite in Forest Lawn Cemetery…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS