African American historic burial grounds and gravesites of New England
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African American historic burial grounds and gravesites of New England
McFarland & Company, c2016
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
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  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
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  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
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  Kochi
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  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
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  United Kingdom
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-311) and index
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Description
Evidence of the early history of African Americans in New England is dramatically found in the many ancient burying grounds and cemeteries of the region, oft-times in locations that are hidden and were once largely forgotten. In this work, the first of its kind to discuss these important burying places found in each of the New England states, the reader will discover the burial sites of many African Americans, both the enslaved and the free, and gain an understanding as to how they came to their final resting places.
The lives of well-known early African Americans such as Venture Smith and Elizabeth Freeman are discussed in the context of these burial sites, as are the lives of many other ordinary individuals, including military veterans, business men and women, common labourers, and children, all of whom led equally fascinating lives. Through an examination of these historic sites and the interesting gravestones found within the reader will learn of the clues hidden in plain site that help to document the lives of black New Englanders and gain a better overall understanding of the African American experience in New England from the 1640s down to the early 1900s.
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