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Ritual

How Did Black Graveyards Become Battlegrounds of Resistance?

Season 1 Episode 1 | 11m 56s

A proper burial is a ceremony that many of us take for granted, but that was not the case for African Americans for much of U.S. history. From a man honoring his duty as caretaker for his ancestors’ cemetery to a woman fighting to protect the sacred burial sites of her enslaved ancestors, we learn how taking care of the dead became an act of resilience in the American South.

Aired: 02/13/23
Funding for RITUAL is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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