Smith, Suzanne E. <br/><br/>
To Serve the Living :  Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (286 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Prologue: An Undertaker Like Him -- 1. From Hush Harbors to Funeral Parlors -- 2. The Colored Embalmer -- 3. My Man's an Undertaker -- 4. A Funeral Hall Is as Good a Place as Any -- 5. The African American Way of Death -- Epilogue: She Has Gone Home -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674054646 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Funeral rites and ceremonies-United States.<br/>African Americans-Funeral customs and rites.<br/>African Americans-Social life and customs.<br/>Undertakers and undertaking-United States.<br/>United States-Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT3203 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.7508996073