The conjuring of America : mojos, mermaids, medicine, and 400 years of Black women's magic /

Emerging first on plantations in the American South, enslaved conjure women used their magic to treat illnesses. These women combined their ancestral spiritual beliefs from west Africa with local herbal rituals and therapeutic remedies to create conjure, forging a secret well of health and power hid...

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Main Author:	Stewart, Lindsey (Lindsey L.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Legacy Lit, [2025].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	African American magic > United States > History. African American women healers. Magic > United States > History. Herbs > Therapeutic use > United States > History. African American women social reformers. Enslaved women > United States. Women, Black > United States. African American inventors. New products.

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