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Lay Down Body: Living History in African American Cemeteries
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Gina gives an overview of the book:

"The curious and the practical will find it informative". — Emerge A rich source for anyone interested in cultural history, this guide describes 300 cemeteries throughout the U.S. and Canada. Riveting stories recount the struggles of African Americans to maintain vestiges of their heritage through funeral rites and ownership of burial grounds.
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"The curious and the practical will find it informative". — Emerge

A rich source for anyone interested in cultural history, this guide describes 300 cemeteries throughout the U.S. and Canada. Riveting stories recount the struggles of African Americans to maintain vestiges of their heritage through funeral rites and ownership of burial grounds.

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About Gina

Gina Misiroglu is a best-selling author and book editor, specializing in the wordsmithing of popular culture, biography, American history, and women’s studies titles. She is the editor of the three-volume reference work American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of...

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Published Reviews

May.08.2008

I am not worried about torpedoing my older son's IQ because I've given him my old comic books. As Gina Misiroglu's "The Superhero Book" and Mike Conroy's "500 Comic Book Villains" will reassure any parent...

Author's Publishing Notes

co-written with Roberta Hughes, Wilbur B. Wright III, and Renee Hughes Wright.