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Death and rebirth in a Southern city : Richmond's historic cemeteries /

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 landscape fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Ryan K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
African American cemeteries > Virginia > Richmond > History.
Cemeteries > Virginia > Richmond > History.
Memorialization > Social aspects > Virginia > Richmond.
Public history > Virginia > Richmond.
Historic sites > Virginia > Richmond.
Richmond (Va.) > Race relations.
Richmond (Va.) > History.
Table of Contents:
  • The Southern Dead and the Present Moment
  • The Churchyard
  • The African Burial Grounds
  • The New Burying Ground
  • Grounds for the Free People of Color and the Enslaved
  • The Hebrew Cemeteries
  • The Confederate Cemeteries
  • The National Cemeteries
  • The Post-Emancipation Uplift Cemeteries.