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SUMMARY:Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic 
 with Dr. Lindsey Stewart (Virtual Event)
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DESCRIPTION:Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuri
 ng of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s
  Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens a
 nd Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weav
 ers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge, courageou
 sly and devotedly continued their practices and worship for centuries and 
 passed down their traditions. Conjure informs our lives in ways remarkabl
 e and ordinary—from traditional medicines that informed the creation of 
 Vicks VapoRub and the rise of Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Mix, to the original
  magic of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2023), and the true origins of th
 e all-American classic blue jean.From the moment enslaved Africans first a
 rrived on these shores, conjure was heavily regulated and even outlawed. N
 ow, Stewart uncovers new contours of American history, sourcing letters fr
 om the enslaved, dispatches from the lore of Oshun and other African mysti
 cs. The Conjuring of America is a love letter to the real magic Black wome
 n used, their herbs, food, textiles, song, and dance, used to sow rebellio
 n, freedom, and hope.To register for this virtual author talk, PLEASE CLIC
 K HERE, or on the link at the top right of this page. 
URL:https://guilderland.librarycalendar.com/event/mojos-mermaids-medicine-
 and-400-years-black-womens-magic-dr-lindsey-stewart-virtual-event
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