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100	1		_aSmith, Suzanne E.
245	1	0	_aTo Serve the Living : _bFuneral Directors and the African American Way of Death.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bHarvard University Press, _c2010.
264		4	_c©2010.
300			_a1 online resource (286 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
520			_aIn 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aFuneral rites and ceremonies-United States.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans-Funeral customs and rites.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans-Social life and customs.
650		0	_aUndertakers and undertaking-United States.
650		0	_aUnited States-Social life and customs.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSmith, Suzanne E. _tTo Serve the Living _dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2010 _z9780674036215
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3300886 _zClick to View
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