A biohistory of 19th-century Afro-Americans : the burial remains of a Philadelphia cemetery / Lesley M. Rankin-Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rankin-Hill, Lesley M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First African Baptist Church Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.).

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Antiquities.

Human remains (Archaeology)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Antiquities.

Black People--history.

Cause of Death--history.

African Americans--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

African Americans--Diseases--History.

African Americans--Health and hygiene--History.

Medical Subjects:

Black People--history.

Cause of Death--history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Biohistory of nineteenth-century Afro-Americans

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1997.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. In Search of the Invisible People: Methods and Materials

3. The Philadelphia Afro-American Community

4. Mortality and Health in Early Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia

5. The Story the Skeletons Tell

6. The FABC Cemetery Population: A Biocultural View

App. A. First African Baptist Church Cemetery Inventory as Prepared by J.O. Kelley 1988

App. B. Partial Interment Record, First African Baptist Church (ca. 1825-1842).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Rankin-Hill, Lesley M. Biohistory of 19th-century Afro-Americans.

ISBN:

0897894359

9780897894357

OCLC:

34319201