02781cam a2200373 i 4500 2580484149 TxAuBib 20251003120000.0 241110s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781538769508 1538769506 TxAuBib rda Stewart, Lindsey, author, (Lindsey L.) The conjuring of America : mojos, mermaids, medicine, and 400 years of black women's magic / Lindsey Stewart. Mojos, mermaids, medicine, and 400 years of black women's magic. First edition. Boston : Legacy Lit, 2025. xi, 388 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-368) and index. The herbal cures of Negro mammies -- The voodoo queen's mermaid -- The mojo of Aunt Jemima -- The quilts of granny midwives -- The candy lady's soul food. "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 hidden to their oppressors and many of the modern-day staples we still enjoy. ... Black feminist philosopher Lindsey Stewart exposes this vital contour of American history. In the face of slavery, Negro mammies fashioned a legacy of magic that begat herbal experts, fearsome water bearers, and powerful mojos--roles and traditions that for centuries have been passed down to respond to Black struggles in real time. And when Jim Crow was born, Granny Midwives and textile weavers leveled their techniques to protectour civil and reproductive rights, while Candy Ladies fed a generation of freedom crusaders. ... Above all, The Conjuring of America is a love letter to the magic Black women used to sow messages of rebellion, freedom, and hope." --book jacket. 20251003. African American magic United States History. Magic United States History. Herbs Therapeutic use United States History. African American women healers. African American women social reformers. African Americans. fast TXKIP