"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 38
... taken to the West Indies first , and then brought to the United States . Thus , New Orleans Blacks have a mixture of cultural backgrounds that include Old and New World traditions . In " The Celebration Of Life In New Orleans Jazz ...
... taken to the West Indies first , and then brought to the United States . Thus , New Orleans Blacks have a mixture of cultural backgrounds that include Old and New World traditions . In " The Celebration Of Life In New Orleans Jazz ...
Page 60
... taken from working and middle class sections of the African American community in the Midwest , South and East coast . All of the deceased were religious individuals as noted in their eulogies . Most of the services were conducted in ...
... taken from working and middle class sections of the African American community in the Midwest , South and East coast . All of the deceased were religious individuals as noted in their eulogies . Most of the services were conducted in ...
Page 66
... taken from the Book of Esther in which Mother Evans ' life and service was compared to that of a Jewish Queen who saved her people from annihilation by an evil royal attendant . Bishop Ford's message about Esther's faith and courage ...
... taken from the Book of Esther in which Mother Evans ' life and service was compared to that of a Jewish Queen who saved her people from annihilation by an evil royal attendant . Bishop Ford's message about Esther's faith and courage ...
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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