Becoming Water: Black Memory in Slavery’s Afterlives – Makshya Tolbert
Emergence Magazine Podcast
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The Wake of Slavery
Wake, a watch or vigil held beside the body of some one who has died. Sometimes accompanied by ritual observance, including eating and drinking. Wake grief, celebration, memory, and those among the living who mourn their passing and celebrate their life. In particular, the watching of relatives and friends next to the body of the dead person from to burial.
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