{"product_id":"the-conjuring-of-america-mojos-mermaids-medicine-and-400-years-of-black-womens-magic","title":"The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmerging 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 protect our civil and reproductive rights, while Candy Ladies fed a generation of freedom crusaders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourcing firsthand accounts the of enslaved, dispatches from the lore of Oshun, and the wisdom of beloved Black women writers, Stewart proves indisputably that conjure informs our lives in ways remarkable and ordinary. Above all, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring of America\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a love letter to the magic Black women used to sow messages of rebellion, freedom, and hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor: Lindsey Stewart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrefer Audiobook? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4hb7Uop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eListen Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2025 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2025 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR's New Books to Read \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Feminist Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lindsey Stewart's arrival on the scene is not only exciting and powerful, but necessary. Black and feminist history is shamefully incomplete; conjure women are vital parts of our foundation and fabric. I love this book. We need this book! Now more than ever.\"-- Patrisse Cullors, co-founder Black Lives Matter and New York Times bestselling author of When They Call You a Terrorist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In a culture where Black women are often portrayed as unqualified, uninspiring, and un-American, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes clear that their innovations are woven into the very fabric of American identity, and that Black women continue to shape who we are and how we live.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51960974115104,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/4465\/0272\/files\/conjuringofamerica.jpg?v=1783596418","url":"https:\/\/side-plot.myshopify.com\/products\/the-conjuring-of-america-mojos-mermaids-medicine-and-400-years-of-black-womens-magic","provider":"Side Plot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}