Death and Rebirth in a Southern City : Richmond's Historic Cemeteries /

Show other versions (1)

"In Richmond--Virginia's capital and once the capital of the Confederacy--deathways and burial practices have changed dramatically over time, yet the color line for preservation and memorialization held steady until recent activist groups stepped forward to reclaim the commemorative landsc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Ryan K., 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race relations.
Public history.
Historic sites.
Cemeteries.
African American cemeteries.
Historic sites > Virginia > Richmond.
Public history > Virginia > Richmond.
Memorialization > Social aspects > Virginia > Richmond.
Cemeteries > Virginia > Richmond > History.
African American cemeteries > Virginia > Richmond > History.
Virginia > Richmond.
Richmond (Va.) > History.
Richmond (Va.) > Race relations.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Southern Dead and the Moment
  • The Churchyard
  • African Burial Grounds
  • The New Burying Ground
  • Grounds for the Free People of Color and the Enslaved
  • Hebrew Cemeteries
  • Confederate Cemeteries
  • National CemeteriesC
  • Post-Emancipation Uplift Cemeteries.

Similar Items