1. Slavery and Africian Culture
Who were these people? ... The general perception of the white slave traders and owners due to African men having a number of wives was that there could be no ties of family. ... With the power to heal or to make ill or they were both revered and feared by white and black alike. The whites feared these people because of their strong influence over the slaves and tried everything they could think of to abolish the "heathen" ritual punishing anyone they found practicing, however, the Obeah remained an influential figure in African slave life. ... During these years" black and white mixed, with b...
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