Author Talks Online: 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic w/ Lindsey Stewart

Award-Winning Author and Professor of Philosophy

Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, "The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic," 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, courageously and devotedly continued their practices and worship for centuries and passed down their traditions. This book is a love letter to the real magic Black women used, their herbs, food, textiles, song, and dance, used to sow rebellion, freedom, and hope. 

Thursday, February 12th at 2 PM ET via digital live-stream in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium and Wright Memorial Public Library. Register and ask questions of the author here: https://libraryc.org/wrightlibrary

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Wright Memorial Public Library

Author Talks Online: 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic w/ Lindsey Stewart is taking place at Wright Memorial Public Library, which is located at 1776 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood. Wright Memorial Public Library - Books are only the beginning at Wright Memorial Public Library. So much to see, so much to do!