Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmonds Historic Cemeteries Smith Ryan K.
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmonds Historic Cemeteries Smith Ryan K. Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, holds one of the most dramatic landscapes of death in the…
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Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmonds Historic Cemeteries Smith Ryan K.
Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, holds one of the most dramatic landscapes of death in the nation. And while the region's deathways and burial practices have developed in surprising directions over these centuries, one element has remained stubbornly the same: the color line. Its burial grounds show the sweep of Southern history on an epic scale, from the earliest English encounters with the Powhatan at the falls of the James River through slavery, the Civil War, and the long reckoning that followed.
The latest phase of this history points to a quiet revolution taking place in Virginia and beyond. But something different is happening now. Where white leaders long bolstered their heritage and authority with a disregard for the graves of the disenfranchised, today activist groups have stepped forward to reorganize and reclaim the commemorative landscape for