Passed On African American Mourning Stories, a Memorial

Name: Passed On African American Mourning Stories, a Memorial
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ISBN: 9780822332459

ISBN-10: 0822332450

ISBN-13: 9780822332459

Edition: 2003

Authors: Karla Fc Holloway

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This work is a portrait of death and dying in 20th century African America. The author shows how the vulnerability of African Americans to untimely death is inextricably linked to how black culture represents itself and is represented.

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Prologue



"Who's Got the Body?": The Business of Burial



Mortifications: How We Die



The Ends of Days



Funeralized: The Remains of the Day



The Promise of Hope in a Season of Despair: A Funeral Sermon



Epilogue



Bibliography


Index