“Being Put Away Decent” - College of Charleston Libraries
May 30, 2011
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Today’s post was authored by a Guest Contributor, historian, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist Dr. Kristine McCusker. At first glance, the E. A. Harleston Funeral Home and Mickey Funeral Home ledgers, housed in the remarkable Avery Research Center, may seem like dry tomes. But these rich documents tell a variety of stories about being black in Charleston […]