"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... took place in Africa , Africans occupy a primary position in creation . This rich history of explanation validates the acknowledgment and relationship with God which Africans on the continent and those enslaved in the United States ...
... took place in Africa , Africans occupy a primary position in creation . This rich history of explanation validates the acknowledgment and relationship with God which Africans on the continent and those enslaved in the United States ...
Page 49
... took an active part in supporting the immediate family . Unlike mainstream funerals , it's more common to see a majority of people at some African American funerals wearing black or white . According to Puckett , " the Southern Negroes ...
... took an active part in supporting the immediate family . Unlike mainstream funerals , it's more common to see a majority of people at some African American funerals wearing black or white . According to Puckett , " the Southern Negroes ...
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... took an active role in Brown's service which will be noted in further detail . Brown's wife took part in extending condolences to the other families whose loved ones were killed along with Secretary Brown . His son , Michael spoke as ...
... took an active role in Brown's service which will be noted in further detail . Brown's wife took part in extending condolences to the other families whose loved ones were killed along with Secretary Brown . His son , Michael spoke as ...
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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