Lay down Body : Living History in African American Cemeteries. This item is unavailable.
Hughes Wright, Roberta, Hughes, Wilbur B.
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Language: English
Published by Visible Ink Press, 1995
- First Edition
- Softcover
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- Title
- Lay down Body : Living History in African American Cemeteries
- Author
- Hughes Wright, Roberta, Hughes, Wilbur B.
- Publisher
- Visible Ink Press
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0787606510
- ISBN 13
- 9780787606510
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 2.298 pounds
- Dimensions
- N/A
Cemeteries hold a special significance in African American culture because they provide an important and elusive link in tracing African heritage - a practice made even more difficult by the institution of slavery. Borrowing its name from a traditional spiritual, "Lay Down Body" provides a unique glimpse into some of the oldest and most fundamental values of African American culture, many of which are preserved only in cemeteries.
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