Hidden History: African American Cemeteries in Central Virginia

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HIDDEN HISTORY HIDDEN African American Cemeteries in Central Virginia HISTORY Lynn Rainville University of Virginia Press Charlottesville and London University of Virginia Press© 2014 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2014 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rainville, Lynn. Hidden history : African American cemeteries in central Virginia / Lynn Rainville. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8139-3534-8 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8139-3535-5 (e-book) 1. African American cemeteries—Virginia—Albemarle County—History. 2. African American cemeteries—Virginia—Amherst County—History. 3. African Americans—Funeral customs and rites—Virginia—Albemarle County—History. 4. African Americans—Funeral customs and rites—Virginia—Amherst County—History. I. Title. F232.A3R35 2014 393.93089'960730755482—dc23 2013017583 For my parents, who instilled in me the desire to explore ...