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Ritual

How Did Black Graveyards Become Battlegrounds of Resistance?

Host Tank Ball explores the history of Louisiana’s forbidden Black burials.

Aired 02/14/2023

FromDigital Studios

Ritual

How Did Black Graveyards Become Battlegrounds of Resistance?

Episode 1 | 11m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Host Tank Ball explores the history of Louisiana’s forbidden Black burials.

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 02/14/2023

FromDigital Studios

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Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

Funding for RITUAL is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Ritual

How Did Black Graveyards Become Battlegrounds of Resistance?

Episode 1 | 11m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

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 02/14/2023

FromDigital Studios

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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