<p>Cemeteries hold a special significance in African American culture because they provide an important and elusive link in tracing African heritage - a practice made even more difficult by the institution of slavery. Borrowing its name from a traditional spiritual, "Lay Down Body" provides a unique glimpse into some of the oldest and most fundamental values of African American culture, many of which are preserved only in cemeteries.</p>

Lay Down Body: Living History in African American Cemeteries

Politics & Social Sciences

Hughes Wilbur B. III & Roberta Hughes Wright

Social Sciences

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Lay Down Body: Living History in African American Cemeteries