Justice
Driving Through New York State's Human-Rights History
The state’s latest tourism campaign makes a point to focus on sites at the center of the LGBT movement and the push for abolition and women’s suffrage.
On Election Day in November, Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, extended its hours to accommodate a steady stream of visitors. On their way home from the polls, people flocked to the resting place of Susan B. Anthony to leave bouquets and American flags and confetti the suffragist’s tombstone with “I Voted” stickers.
The cemetery has become a tourism destination for visitors looking to commemorate the fight for female suffrage in New York state. This year marks the centennial of women’s right to vote in New York, and in conjunction with the anniversary, the state’s Department of Economic Development launched a new tourism campaign—including a cemetery stopover—organized around the push for equality.