WRS Classic: Dying While Black

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WRS Classic: Dying While Black

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Jul 26, 2016

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What happens after death? Not in the metaphysical, existential sense. But quite literally, what happens after death? The history of the handling of bodies of Black decedents has been filled with interesting twists and turns, from blatant desecration to unusual rituals. Explore this topic with me in this episode of What's Ray Saying?

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Jul 26, 2016

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Storyteller Ray Christian shares personal stories as a sixty-something combat veteran, historian, and goat-wrangling father of six living in the rural mountains of Appalachia, all told through the fabric of centuries of Black history.

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WRS Classic: Dying While Black: What happens after death? Not in the metaphysical, existential sense. But quite literally, what happens after death? The history of the handling of bodies of Black decedents has been filled with interesting twists and turns, from blatant... by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: Line of Departure: This special episode marks a dividing line between the old and new, where you were and where you're going, what was and what will be. Follow the journey from "seasoning" of slaves, to the life of a domestic worker in the 60's to current... by What's Ray Saying?
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This is the Sound of My Voice: Reintroducing the voice of Ray Christian. by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: Black American Naming Practices: Ray talks about Black American naming practice, history, traditions and conventions from slavery to the 20th century by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: The Storyteller's Journey Part 3: Ray completes the long journey of getting his stories heard, tells his life story and puts storytelling in context by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: Changes and Adaptation: Ray examines the nature of Black American assimilation into White culture. by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: Education—in Black and White: Miseducation of the American Negro Revisited by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: Line of Departure: This special episode marks a dividing line between the old and new, where you were and where you're going, what was and what will be. Follow the journey from "seasoning" of slaves, to the life of a domestic worker in the 60's to current... by What's Ray Saying?
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WRS Classic: Dying While Black

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