Bibliograph

To care for the sick and bury the dead, African American lodges and cemeteries in Tennessee, Leigh Ann Gardner

Type

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To care for the sick and bury the dead, African American lodges and cemeteries in Tennessee, Leigh Ann Gardner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To care for the sick and bury the dead

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1263865638

Responsibility statement

Leigh Ann Gardner

Sub title

African American lodges and cemeteries in Tennessee

Summary

"A history of Tennessee's African American lodges and their cemeteries"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A time of change: Tennessee between 1865 and 1930 -- The rise of fraternalism -- Lodge cemeteries in Tennessee -- Importance of fraternalism and benevolence in the African American community -- The importance of funerals and cemeteries in fraternalism -- Remembering the dead: commemoration in lodge cemeteries -- Segregated landscapes -- The silences of the lodge cemeteries: "unmarked" graves and hiding in plain sight -- The persistence of lodges and lodge cemeteries

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