Episode notes
Today on Hoodoo voices, we dive deep into the life of Dr. Johnson, this interview was conducted Wed, April 21, 1937, in Virginia. At the time of this interview, Dr. Johnson is 65 years old and Hyatt describes him as very pleasant and knowledgeable. In the following interview, Dr. Johnson provides us with a wealth of not only magickal but medicinal uses for roots and herbs.
Dr. Johnson’s interview is not only important from a magickal, medicinal, or folklorist point of view, Dr. Johnson represents a fractured portion of American history that often has no voice, the Black American Indian. Dr. John describes himself as being the son of a chief of the red nation from what is now Oklahoma.
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