Name/Title
The Last Miles of the Way: African-American Homegoing Traditions, 1890-PresentEntry/Object ID
2015.002.009Description
Exhibit and catalog that outline several key concepts about African and African-American religion as expressed in customs surrounding death.
Contents: The last miles of the way: African-American homecoming traditions, 1890-present, by Elaine Nichols -- Honoring the ancestors: Kongo-American graves in the American South, by Elizabeth A. Fenn -- Archaeological analysis of African-American mortuary behavior, by Cynthia Connor -- Mourning and burying the dead: experiences of a Lowcountry funeral director, by Herbert U. Fielding -- Summary, by Elaine Nichols and Myrtle G. Glascoe -- Selected bibliography -- Opening day celebration program, June 4, 1989 -- Litany of home-going: going forth: the African concept of time, eternity and social ontology, by Rev. Dr. Latta R. Thomas -- Transcript of keynote address, opening day celebration, by Rev. Dr. Charles B. Jackson Sr.
73 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (softcover)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2015.002Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2015)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--ExhibitionsBook Details
Author
Nichols, ElainePublisher
South Carolina State MuseumDate Published
circa 1989Call No.
E185.86 .L37 1989LCCN
89062685Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Edited by Elaine Nichols.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63).Created By
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January 9, 2015Updated By
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February 16, 2023