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The Rev. Leonard Black Monument

Born enslaved in 1820, he was seen to his rest by 5000 admirers in 1883.

Posted bygsb03632December 19, 2020December 20, 2020Posted inAmerican funerary portraits, cemeteriesTags: Brown University, People's Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg VA, slave narrativeLeave a comment on The Rev. Leonard Black Monument

Dextrarum iunctio

A Roman gesture still in use: here in an example in People’s Memorial Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.

Posted bygsb03632June 9, 2020June 10, 2020Posted incemeteriesTags: African American, dextrarum iunctio, People's Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg VALeave a comment on Dextrarum iunctio

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