Death and rebirth in a southern city : Richmond's historic cemeteries / Ryan K. Smith.

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Smith, Ryan K, 1972- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (316 pages)ISBN:

9781421439280
142143928X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

363.7/509755451 23

LOC classification:

F234.R562 A26 2020

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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 Cemeteries -- Post-Emancipation Uplift Cemeteries.

Summary: "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 for the remains of people of color. Smith traces the disparities between resting sites that have been well maintained and those that have been worn away, dug up, or built over. A work of public history, this book shows how cemeteries can illustrate changes in politics and society across time"-- Provided by publisher.

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"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 for the remains of people of color. Smith traces the disparities between resting sites that have been well maintained and those that have been worn away, dug up, or built over. A work of public history, this book shows how cemeteries can illustrate changes in politics and society across time"-- Provided by publisher.

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