"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... Eugene Genovese who writes , " the slaves preferred to have a service , but they would not readily do without a display . " A cultural pattern that " carried on [ a ] West African tradition , according to which a proper funeral would ...
... Eugene Genovese who writes , " the slaves preferred to have a service , but they would not readily do without a display . " A cultural pattern that " carried on [ a ] West African tradition , according to which a proper funeral would ...
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... Eugene Genovese states that for the slave community " funerals ... served as a conduit for the departed's entrance into the spiritual world " which recognize Africans knowledge of and relationship to God . A majority of enslaved ...
... Eugene Genovese states that for the slave community " funerals ... served as a conduit for the departed's entrance into the spiritual world " which recognize Africans knowledge of and relationship to God . A majority of enslaved ...
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... Genovese , Eugene D. Roll , Jordan , Roll . New York : Pantheon Books , 1974 . 14. Hagen , Charles . " Van Der Zee Reveals Harlem In Its Heyday . " New York Times 15 April 1994 , late ed .: C27 . New York Times Online . Online . Nexis ...
... Genovese , Eugene D. Roll , Jordan , Roll . New York : Pantheon Books , 1974 . 14. Hagen , Charles . " Van Der Zee Reveals Harlem In Its Heyday . " New York Times 15 April 1994 , late ed .: C27 . New York Times Online . Online . Nexis ...
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According African American funeral African American homegoing African and African African worldview theology American homegoing celebrations American homegoing services American homegoing traditions Annie Mae Johnson Anthony Heilbut attire belief system bereavement Biblical Black Church Black preacher Brown County burial casket ceremony Charles Durant Christian African Americans Coevolution Quarterly color continuity of African Cornel West Crissman cultural continuity cultural practices deceased demonstrative expression display dress Elaine Nichols emotions enslaved Africans Eric Lincoln eulogy Euro-American European family and friends family members Felder final funeral home Funeral Traditions Gospel music grandmother grandmother's hair wreaths Heaven honor Jindra John Mbiti living loved Masamba and Kalish Mbiti writes Mother Evans mourners mourning Orleans Jazz Funerals performative elements Precious Lord presence of family processional religion represented ritual Ron Brown singing Sis Fannie Sis Fannie's slavery song South Carolina spiritual spoken word survivors Sybil Kein Take My Hand wake Washington West African wore Yoruba