"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... night and the preparation for the committal of the body was done by the slaves . David Roediger notes that the " preparation of the body , which consisted of a 59 William H. Wiggins , Jr. and Douglas DeNatale , Jubilation ! African ...
... night and the preparation for the committal of the body was done by the slaves . David Roediger notes that the " preparation of the body , which consisted of a 59 William H. Wiggins , Jr. and Douglas DeNatale , Jubilation ! African ...
Page 54
... Night , Lead Me On To The Light . Take My Hand , Precious Lord Lead Me Home . When My Way Grows Drear , Precious Lord Linger Near . When My Life Is Almost Gone . Hear My Cry , Hear My Call , Hold My Hand , Lest I Fall Take My Hand ...
... Night , Lead Me On To The Light . Take My Hand , Precious Lord Lead Me Home . When My Way Grows Drear , Precious Lord Linger Near . When My Life Is Almost Gone . Hear My Cry , Hear My Call , Hold My Hand , Lest I Fall Take My Hand ...
Page 95
... night funerals afforded slaves the opportunity to tend to the proper disposal of the remains . The enslaved Africans , like their counterparts in Africa , as very spiritual people , recognized that liberation from their struggles and ...
... night funerals afforded slaves the opportunity to tend to the proper disposal of the remains . The enslaved Africans , like their counterparts in Africa , as very spiritual people , recognized that liberation from their struggles and ...
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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