{"product_id":"passed-on-karla-fc-holloway-9780822328605","title":"Passed on: African American Mourning Stories: A Memorial","description":"\u003ci\u003ePassed On\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of death and dying in twentieth-century African America. Through poignant reflection and thorough investigation of the myths, rituals, economics, and politics of African American mourning and burial practices, Karla FC Holloway finds that ways of dying are just as much a part of black identity as ways of living. Gracefully interweaving interviews, archival research, and analyses of literature, film, and music, Holloway shows how the vulnerability of African Americans to untimely death is inextricably linked to how black culture represents itself and is represented. \u003cbr\u003eWith a focus on the \"death-care\" industry--black funeral homes and morticians, the history of the profession and its practices--Holloway examines all facets of the burial business, from physicians, hospital chaplains, and hospice administrators, to embalming- chemical salesmen, casket makers, and funeral directors, to grieving relatives. She uses narrative, photographs, and images to summon a painful history of lynchings, white rage and riot, medical malpractice and neglect, executions, and neighborhood violence. Specialized caskets sold to African Americans, formal burial photos of infants, and deathbed stories, unveil a glimpse of the graveyards and burial sites of African America, along with burial rituals and funeral ceremonies. \u003cbr\u003eRevealing both unexpected humor and anticipated tragedy, Holloway tells a story of the experiences of black folk in the funeral profession and its clientele. She also reluctantly shares the story of her son and the way his death moved her research from page to person.\u003cbr\u003eIn the conclusion, which follows a sermon delivered by Maurice O. Wallace at the funeral for the author's son, Bem, Holloway strives to commemorate--through observation, ceremony, and the calling of others to remembrance and celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karla Fc Holloway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822328607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822328605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.44w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2002 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2002 pg. 1003\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 43 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2002","brand":"Karla Fc Holloway","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926528295167,"sku":"9780822328605","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9bd6a34d-f9dd-4240-a35a-95a75aef1ad7.jpg?v=1681083566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passed-on-karla-fc-holloway-9780822328605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}