A Black Women’s History of Hoodoo, Conjure, & Witchcraft

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Let’s talk magic! What are the origins of Hoodoo and Voodoo? Where did Hoodoo come from?

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0:00- Intro
3:06- Black Women and The Salem Witch Trials
6:16- The Power
7:37- Boo Hags
9:13- Mixing Conjure and Christianity
10:09- Chloe Russell and Divination
11:03- Harnessing African Tradition
13:50- Conjuring Harm
15:38- Conjuring Fear in Enslavers
15:16- Vodoun, Vodou, Voudou, Voodoo
17:51- Marie Laveau
19:21- Sensationalizing Voodoo
21:09- Conjure During Reconstruction
23:50- Conjuring in Blues and Memphis
25:23- Commercializing Hoodoo and Conjure
26:45- Magic in Harlem
28:19- Madam Fu Futtam and Stephanie St. Clair
30:00- Cracking Down on Magic
32:03- Modernzing Magic
33:49- Modern Beliefs and Depictions
36:05- Conclusion