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Nine-Night, also known as Dead Yard, is a funerary tradition originating in West Africa and practiced in Caribbean countries (primarily Jamaica, Belize, Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Trinidad, and Haiti). It is an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in certain West African religious traditions. During ...
The Last Miles of the Way: African-American Homegoing Traditions, 1890-present : Exhibition Dates, June 4, 1989-December 1, 1989. South Carolina State Museum. "When it's all over: African American homegoing celebrations". University of Wisconsin--Madison. 1996.
August 11–15 – Following the accusations of mistreatment and police brutality by the Los Angeles Police Department towards the city's African-American community, Watts riots erupt in South Central Los Angeles which lasted over five days. Over 34 were killed, 1,032 injured, 3,438 arrested, and cost over $40 million in property damage in the ...
African American slaves in Georgia, 1850. African Americans are the result of an amalgamation of many different countries, [33] cultures, tribes and religions during the 16th and 17th centuries, [34] broken down, [35] and rebuilt upon shared experiences [36] and blended into one group on the North American continent during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and are now called African American.
A masquerade ceremony (or masked rite, festival, procession or dance) is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks. The practice has been seen throughout history from the prehistoric era to present day. They have a variety of themes. Their meanings can range from anything including life, death, and fertility.
First and Second Great Migrations shown through changes in African American share of population in major U.S. cities, 1916–1930 and 1940–1970 The Second Great Migration was the migration of more than 5 million African Americans from the South to the other three regions of the United States.
The remains identified at the former burial ground were re-consecrated in a ceremony conducted by Dr. Singletary and are currently held in storage in the archives of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission awaiting re-interment at the future memorial. [3] On January 29, 2018, the site was added to the National Register of Historic ...
The term African American was popularized by Jesse Jackson in the 1980s, [7] although there are recorded uses from the 18th and 19th centuries, [353] for example, in post-emancipation holidays and conferences. [354] [355] Earlier terms also used to describe Americans of African ancestry referred more to skin color than to ancestry.