Biohistory of 19th-Century Afro-Americans
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- ISBN 9780897894357
- Publication Date: 19 Feb 1997
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The First African Baptists Church (FABC) remains were accidentally discovered and eventually excavated during the 1980s in Philadelphia. The history and artifacts of the church and cemetery, active from 1823 to 1850, provide a glimpse into the life of the poorest segment of Philadelphia society. Who these people were and the conditions of their lives is the focus of this book. Using census data, skeletal remains, and church documents, Dr. Rankin-Hill recreates the life of this community and compares their conditions to that of other Afro-Americans living in the United States.
Lesley M. Rankin-Hill is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Dr. Rankin-Hill received her PhD in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
