Have you seen this Notable graves you've visitedFound Samuel Coleridge Taylor's grave in Bandon Hill cemetery the other day:
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Lyrics & notes from The Song of Hiawatha across the base of the gravestone:
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and a rather wonderful pic of his burial in 1912 (aged 37) showing a delegation of his friends and colleagues from the South African Pan African movement paying respects with an African floral tribute . The outrage about his impoverished state at the time of his death led to the formation of the Performing Rights society:
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Good call; thanksHave you seen this Notable graves you've visited