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The Harlem Book of the Dead

By James Van Der Zee (Photographer), Camille Billops (Text by), Owen Dodson (Contribution by), Karla FC Holloway (Afterword)
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$24.00
By James Van Der Zee (Photographer), Camille Billops (Text by), Owen Dodson (Contribution by), Karla FC Holloway (Afterword)
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Available for the first time since 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead showcases James Van Der Zee's unflinching creative vision

Originally published in 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead is a haunting and beautiful document of Black funerary traditions in Harlem, capturing the community's mourning rituals through the lens of one of the Harlem Renaissance's most celebrated photographers. The publication is the most complete record of Van Der Zee's funerary photographs, featuring over three doze...

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Social SciencesHistorySocial Sciences - General & MiscellaneousUnited States HistoryUnited States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic RegionDeath & Dying - Sociocultural AspectsNew York City - History