Butler shares realistic but hopeful suggestions to shape our future into something good

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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic Gary Lonesborough Butler shares realistic but hopefulThe Conjuring of America tells the epic story of conjure women, who, through a mix of spiritual beliefs, herbal rituals, and therapeutic remedies gave rise to the rich tapestry of American culture we see today. Feminist philosopher, Lindsey Stewart, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge,