Hoodoo, conjuration, witchcraft, rootwork

Description:

He was an Anglican preacher who collected folklore and stories. He started to collect folk magic spells in Illinois where he lived and then worked his way through the South. He recorded these stories via an early recording device. The largest amount of information on Harry Middleton Hyatt can be found at http://www.luckymojo.com/hyatt.html.

subjects: African Americans,  Afro-Americans,  Irish,  English,  German,  European,  Folklore,  Root Work,  Root Doctors,  Mojo,  Hands,  Foot Track Magic,  Black Cat Bone,  Pow Wow,  The South,  Hoodoo (Cult),  Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric,  Social life and customs

Places: Southern States,  SouthernStates,  Alabama,  Arkansas,  Florida,  Georgia,  Illinois,  Louisiana,  Maryland,  Mississippi,  North Carolina,  South Carolina,  Tennessee,  Virginia

Times: 1930's