"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... loved ones . " 89 It further states , " thousands of pictures , rings , necklaces , broaches , pins , earrings and wreaths were made of human hair in England , and popularized later in the rest of Europe and the United States from the ...
... loved ones . " 89 It further states , " thousands of pictures , rings , necklaces , broaches , pins , earrings and wreaths were made of human hair in England , and popularized later in the rest of Europe and the United States from the ...
Page 86
... loved God and she truly loved her family . She was a devoted and loving mother , grandmother and great - grand mother . She adored and was adored by her family . Her lap was never too small , nor were grandchildren ever to big to sit on ...
... loved God and she truly loved her family . She was a devoted and loving mother , grandmother and great - grand mother . She adored and was adored by her family . Her lap was never too small , nor were grandchildren ever to big to sit on ...
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... loved ones , they find peace and comfort in the arms of other loved ones whose presence at the homegoing informed them that they are not alone . The songs and scriptures remind Christian African Americans that in the wake of death they ...
... loved ones , they find peace and comfort in the arms of other loved ones whose presence at the homegoing informed them that they are not alone . The songs and scriptures remind Christian African Americans that in the wake of death they ...
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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