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Black rootworker prepares herbs and roots at a table with candles, oils, a petition, a Bible, prayer beads, and a mortar. Ancestor portraits, Southern homes, churches, and a glowing path appear behind her.

Black rootworker prepares herbs and roots at a table with candles, oils, a petition, a Bible, prayer beads, and a mortar. Ancestor portraits, Southern homes, churches, and a glowing path appear behind her.

Hoodoo, Rootwork, and Conjure: More Than Candles and Curiosity

Hoodoo is an African American tradition of rootwork and conjure, built to meet the conditions people carry through daily life. It is not a trend, costume, or pile of ingredients. Formed among enslaved Black people and their descendants, Hoodoo carried West and Central African thought forward while adapting to prayer, Scripture, plants, and materials available in the United States. The candle is never the whole story...

Jun 266 min read

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