"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 68
... Sis Fannie's services . The family gathering at the wake represented the continuation of traditions and practices associated with African American homegoing celebrations . An octogenarian , Sis Fannie witnessed many changes in this ...
... Sis Fannie's services . The family gathering at the wake represented the continuation of traditions and practices associated with African American homegoing celebrations . An octogenarian , Sis Fannie witnessed many changes in this ...
Page 69
... Sis Fannie's church , officiated . Because scripture and prayer serve as partners in most religious services it was appropriate to have the prayer follow the scripture . A familiar scripture , St. John 14 : 1 , was read which states ...
... Sis Fannie's church , officiated . Because scripture and prayer serve as partners in most religious services it was appropriate to have the prayer follow the scripture . A familiar scripture , St. John 14 : 1 , was read which states ...
Page 71
... Sis Fannie , she suffered so long . " Rev. Jones ' eulogy came after my solo . I don't recall his sermon because I was crying . The funeral was scheduled for 1:30 P.M. and people began arriving at my grandmother's apartment at 9:15 A.M. ...
... Sis Fannie , she suffered so long . " Rev. Jones ' eulogy came after my solo . I don't recall his sermon because I was crying . The funeral was scheduled for 1:30 P.M. and people began arriving at my grandmother's apartment at 9:15 A.M. ...
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