"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 33
... neighbors came to view the remains . Also , it represented the first formal gathering of people prior to the funeral service which was usually held the next day . In Death and Dying in Central Appalachia , James Crissman writes , " the ...
... neighbors came to view the remains . Also , it represented the first formal gathering of people prior to the funeral service which was usually held the next day . In Death and Dying in Central Appalachia , James Crissman writes , " the ...
Page 84
... neighborhood in Washington for Ron's final scenic view of the city of his birth . According to Lisa Nevans of the Washington Times , " the cortege detoured down U Street after services at the Washington National Cathedral so it could ...
... neighborhood in Washington for Ron's final scenic view of the city of his birth . According to Lisa Nevans of the Washington Times , " the cortege detoured down U Street after services at the Washington National Cathedral so it could ...
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... neighborhood in honor of his working class roots in Harlem . Although the processional didn't include people singing and dancing , like in Africa and New Orleans Jazz Funerals , there were people on the streets of Washington with signs ...
... neighborhood in honor of his working class roots in Harlem . Although the processional didn't include people singing and dancing , like in Africa and New Orleans Jazz Funerals , there were people on the streets of Washington with signs ...
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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