The Conjure Doctor Who Outwitted the Master
On a Virginia plantation, the master hired a notorious slave driver to break the spirit of the enslaved people. Whippings and punishments only increased, and the people grew desperate. An old conjure doctor named Uncle Monday was called from a neighboring plantation. Uncle Monday walked through the quarters, speaking to the people and gathering roots and herbs from the forest. He prepared a special mojo bag and buried it at the crossroads near the plantation gate. That night, the slave driver could not sleep; snip he was tormented by nightmares of his victims. The next day, he was thrown from