Lay Down Body: Living History in African American Cemeteries

by Roberta Hughes Wright and Iii Wright, Roberta Hughes; Hughes, Wilbur B

Recounting the struggles of African-American people to maintain some vestige of their African-American heritage through funeral rites and ownership of their burial grounds, these compelling stories provide background information on cemeteries in the U.S. and Canada--how and when they were founded, who is buried there and the ongoing battle to maintain possession of them. 100 photos.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787606510
• ISBN13: 9780787606510
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Visible Ink Press
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.2"