Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.

“a valuable guide to African American burial grounds and grave sites in New England...an excellent job contextualizing the often forgotten history of Northern slavery...very well illustrated...recommended”—Choice; “excellent”—ARBA.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One—African American Life and Funerary Customs in New EnglandI. The Enslaved in Colonial New EnglandII. The Free Black Experience in New EnglandIII. African American Funeral and Burial CustomsIV. Together Yet Separate; Characteristics of African American Burial SitesV. African American Grave MarkersVI. Preservation Challenges and Recovery and Remembrance InitiativesPart Two—Significant African American Burial SitesI. ConnecticutII. Rhode IslandIII. MassachusettsIV. New HampshireV. VermontVI. MaineBibliographyIndex

Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.

“a valuable guide to African American burial grounds and grave sites in New England...an excellent job contextualizing the often forgotten history of Northern slavery...very well illustrated...recommended”—Choice; “excellent”—ARBA.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One—African American Life and Funerary Customs in New EnglandI. The Enslaved in Colonial New EnglandII. The Free Black Experience in New EnglandIII. African American Funeral and Burial CustomsIV. Together Yet Separate; Characteristics of African American Burial SitesV. African American Grave MarkersVI. Preservation Challenges and Recovery and Remembrance InitiativesPart Two—Significant African American Burial SitesI. ConnecticutII. Rhode IslandIII. MassachusettsIV. New HampshireV. VermontVI. MaineBibliographyIndex

Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.

“a valuable guide to African American burial grounds and grave sites in New England...an excellent job contextualizing the often forgotten history of Northern slavery...very well illustrated...recommended”—Choice; “excellent”—ARBA.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One—African American Life and Funerary Customs in New EnglandI. The Enslaved in Colonial New EnglandII. The Free Black Experience in New EnglandIII. African American Funeral and Burial CustomsIV. Together Yet Separate; Characteristics of African American Burial SitesV. African American Grave MarkersVI. Preservation Challenges and Recovery and Remembrance InitiativesPart Two—Significant African American Burial SitesI. ConnecticutII. Rhode IslandIII. MassachusettsIV. New HampshireV. VermontVI. MaineBibliographyIndex