Slave Conjures
Slave Conjures
The two quotes below are the essential necessities whenever it comes to learning about slave conjures and what slave conjures did for slaves on plantations. These quotes are the basis of information that this portion of the independent study focused on. The lesson plan below goes over a brief review of how a daily lesson plan on slave conjures would be entended to be taught in a 60 minute classroom setting.
"These spiritualists claimed to possess a variety of supernatural powers including the ability to communicate with the spirit world and the power to heal the sick, and many claimed possession of second sight or the ability to foretell future events through interpreting visions and dreams."
"The practice of harnessing supernatural forces and spirits for one’s own personal use,” was believed to allow slaves to cure illness, protect a fellow slave, poison an enemy, and even revive the dead."