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Books: The Harlem Book of the Dead

By David Schonauer   Tuesday November 4, 2025

Originally published in 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead is a haunting and beautiful document of Black funerary traditions in Harlem, which captures the community’s mourning rituals through the lens of James Van Der Zee, one of the Harlem Renaissance’s most celebrated photographers. Now the book is being republished …

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