"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... gathering at homegoings of family members from across the city , state and country that became for some the precursor to the Black Family Reunions popularized in the 1980s.112 According to Reverend A. Michael Charles Durant , the ...
... gathering at homegoings of family members from across the city , state and country that became for some the precursor to the Black Family Reunions popularized in the 1980s.112 According to Reverend A. Michael Charles Durant , the ...
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... gathering is for a departed loved one , it brings together the family and community in a show of support to say to the beloved that we love you 113Ibid . 114 Joe Bacon " In Praise of Funerals " The Coevolution Quarterly . ( Fall 1984 ) ...
... gathering is for a departed loved one , it brings together the family and community in a show of support to say to the beloved that we love you 113Ibid . 114 Joe Bacon " In Praise of Funerals " The Coevolution Quarterly . ( Fall 1984 ) ...
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... gathering . This ritual gathering places all the mourners in specific order for the start of the celebration which occurred at all the ceremonies I attended . There are two processionals going to and from the home to the church or ...
... gathering . This ritual gathering places all the mourners in specific order for the start of the celebration which occurred at all the ceremonies I attended . There are two processionals going to and from the home to the church or ...
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