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Review: Blue Roots: African-American Folk Magic of the Gullah PeopleUser Review - Marlyn - GoodreadsA very interesting book and recounts the real life of Stephen Robinson, Dr Buzzard. Based in the sea islands around Beaufort, SC. It's fun to visit the areas depicted in the book and see the Ghost Tree on lands end road. Read full review Review: Blue Roots: African-American Folk Magic of the Gullah PeopleUser Review - Carolina Dean - GoodreadsA very good book on the history, culture, and beliefs of the Gullah people written by a man who grew up and lived on Daufuskie Island, SC. If you're looking for practical information regarding spells and rituals, you might want to look elsewhere. Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesacres African-Americans ain't asked attorney Baptist Beaufort County believed blue bout buried Buzzard called Charleston chewing Christian coastal conjure conjureman coon coroner cotton court culture cure dead death died dogs drowned Eddie Rickenbacker evil root eyes father folklorist gonna goofer goofer dust granted by Penn grave graveyard Gullah community hands hant head heart Helena Island herbalist High Sheriff Jack Mullater Jesus John the Conqueror Jonathan Green King Adefumi land Laurel Bay look Lowcountry luck man's McTeer medicine mouth mysterious nearly neighbors never Orunmila Oyotunji passed Penn Center Penn School Collection person plantation owners planters plateye potion practitioners ritual Roger Pinckney root doctor rootwork Sat-day Savannah Sea Islands shanty slavery South Carolina spells spirit Stephaney Robinson stories sure suspect swamp took tradition Unka Jerry village voodoo whiskey White woman Yankee Yoruba Bibliographic information
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