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Peter Spencer Plaza Cemetery

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

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Get directions 849 N French St
Wilmington, Delaware 19801 United States

Coordinates: 39.74344, -75.54736
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During a major urban renewal project in 1967, the City of Wilmington decided to build new office buildings for federal and state employees. The Mother AUMP Church occupied the site that the city selected for this project. After a period of negotiation, the congregation relocated and the city demolished the church building. In its place the city created "Peter Spencer Plaza" on French Street between 8th and 9th Streets (left).

At the heart of the plaza is a statue that commemorates Peter Spencer (below). "Father and Son" (1973) by Delaware sculptor Charles Cropper Parks depicts a black male figure cradling a sleeping child in his arms. Larger-than-life and dressed in a t-shirt and jeans, the man is not a direct representation of the religious leader but rather a symbol of the hope in the future that he inspired. The remains of Peter Spencer, his wife Annes, and ten of his followers are interred in a vault beneath the statue.

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