To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death

To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death

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To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death

To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death

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In the “hush harbors” of the slave quarters, African Americans first used funerals to bury their dead and to plan a path to freedom. Similarly, throughout the long struggle for racial equality in the 20th century, funeral directors aided the cause by honoring the dead while supporting the living. Here is their story.

Author(s): Suzanne E. Smith
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2010-02-25
Pages: 288
Categories: Business & Economics

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