History’s Vicki Daniel writes about importance of Black and African American commemorative practices

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The ConversationVicki Daniel, an instructor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences who studies death rituals in the U.S., wrote about the importance of Black and African American commemorative practices in asserting the personhood of the deceased and maintaining and celebrating community. Republished in Yahoo and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.