Hoodoo Was Immensely Feared Back in The Day & Other Vintage Newspaper Clippings

[xoxodede]

Weeksville, Brooklyn

Going to search for that town specifically -- and Brooklyn and post what I find later.

Here's some about New York in general.

Poughkeepsie Eagle-News
Poughkeepsie, New York
20 Apr 1934, Fri • Page 6

The Ithaca Journal
Ithaca, New York
27 Jun 1922, Tue • Page 1

I also think those in the North - coined "Hoodoo" as just bad luck and not a practice. I can tell by some of the articles they wrote. They would say "The Number 13 is a Hoodoo" or "This Horse is a Hoodoo."

I think with the Great Migration starting to happen in the 1930's - I can find more pieces about Hoodoo the practice/beliefs and practitioners in the North. Again, most ADOS were sill in the South and stayed in the South during those times. 1 out of 5 Black/ADOS were in the North/Midwest. Most of them were in the South -- so that's why we see more articles about it in those locations.

In addition, most of Black news after we migrated to NY and other locations out the South - we had our own media and newspapers -- and sadly all of them are not archived or made available online to search. I plan on going to the LOC and looking for resources in the future.


BUT-- if you are interested in NYC in general -- check this book out. It's really good.

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy (New Black Studies Series)
by LaShawn Harris (Author)

During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy. LaShawn Harris illuminates the labor patterns and economic activity of three perennials within this kaleidoscope of underground industry: sex work, numbers running for gambling enterprises, and the supernatural consulting business. Mining police and prison records, newspaper accounts, and period literature, Harris teases out answers to essential questions about these women and their working lives. She also offers a surprising revelation, arguing that the burgeoning underground economy served as a catalyst in working-class black women ™s creation of the employment opportunities, occupational identities, and survival strategies that provided them with financial stability and a sense of labor autonomy and mobility. At the same time, urban black women, all striving for economic and social prospects and pleasures, experienced the conspicuous and hidden dangers associated with newfound labor opportunities.​

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners​

 

[Neuromancer]

Going to search for that town specifically -- and Brooklyn and post what I find later.

Here's some about New York in general.

Poughkeepsie Eagle-News
Poughkeepsie, New York
20 Apr 1934, Fri • Page 6

The Ithaca Journal
Ithaca, New York
27 Jun 1922, Tue • Page 1

I also think those in the North - coined "Hoodoo" as just bad luck and not a practice. I can tell by some of the articles they wrote. They would say "The Number 13 is a Hoodoo" or "This Horse is a Hoodoo."

I think with the Great Migration starting to happen in the 1930's - I can find more pieces about Hoodoo the practice/beliefs and practitioners in the North. Again, most ADOS were sill in the South and stayed in the South during those times. 1 out of 5 Black/ADOS were in the North/Midwest. Most of them were in the South -- so that's why we see more articles about it in those locations.

In addition, most of Black news after we migrated to NY and other locations out the South - we had our own media and newspapers -- and sadly all of them are not archived or made available online to search. I plan on going to the LOC and looking for resources in the future.


BUT-- if you are interested in NYC in general -- check this book out. It's really good.

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy (New Black Studies Series)
by LaShawn Harris (Author)

During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy. LaShawn Harris illuminates the labor patterns and economic activity of three perennials within this kaleidoscope of underground industry: sex work, numbers running for gambling enterprises, and the supernatural consulting business. Mining police and prison records, newspaper accounts, and period literature, Harris teases out answers to essential questions about these women and their working lives. She also offers a surprising revelation, arguing that the burgeoning underground economy served as a catalyst in working-class black women ™s creation of the employment opportunities, occupational identities, and survival strategies that provided them with financial stability and a sense of labor autonomy and mobility. At the same time, urban black women, all striving for economic and social prospects and pleasures, experienced the conspicuous and hidden dangers associated with newfound labor opportunities.​

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners​

Probably true. Most of the practice would have come from Island Diasporans. If you ever get a chance check out the Ballad of Black Tom, By Victor LaValle.

 

[xoxodede]

Probably true. Most of the practice would have come from Island Diasporans. If you ever get a chance check out the Ballad of Black Tom, By Victor LaValle.

Definitely. I will search for them as well. I just usually put it "black" or "negro." I wonder if I put in "voodoo" will more articles come up. They would probably be represented well.

I will try that and post what I find.

 

[O.Red]

 

[NZA]

both of my grandmas did hoodoo. that was just a more common thing until the mid 20th century for some reason

 

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Word.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

both of my grandmas did hoodoo. that was just a more common thing until the mid 20th century for some reason

First time I saw hoodoo being done was from my maternal grandmother, back in the 1980s. I was like

 

[NZA]

First time I saw hoodoo being done was from my maternal grandmother, back in the 1980s. I was like

both my grandmas used to use magical powders. they stopped before i was born but my parents told me what they used to do. maternal grandma used to put magical stuff in grandpa's shoes to keep him from cheating on her (did not work).

my dad said when he was a kid, his mom had him stick an envelope full of some type magical dust that was meant to be harmful and cut the back end of it and place it in the mail box of somebody she had beef with. when the person pulled the envelope out, some of the dust would fall on his feet. my dad said he did this to a man who had been a bad husband to a friend of my grandma and that man pulled the envelope, knew what it meant, and moved out the next day.

 

[Lord-Yosh]

both my grandmas used to use magical powders. they stopped before i was born but my parents told me what they used to do. maternal grandma used to put magical stuff in grandpa's shoes to keep him from cheating on her (did not work).

my dad said when he was a kid, his mom had him stick an envelope full of some type magical dust that was meant to be harmful and cut the back end of it and place it in the mail box of somebody she had beef with. when the person pulled the envelope out, some of the dust would fall on his feet. my dad said he did this to a man who had been a bad husband to a friend of my grandma and that man pulled the envelope, knew what it meant, and moved out the next day.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

both my grandmas used to use magical powders. they stopped before i was born but my parents told me what they used to do. maternal grandma used to put magical stuff in grandpa's shoes to keep him from cheating on her (did not work).

my dad said when he was a kid, his mom had him stick an envelope full of some type magical dust that was meant to be harmful and cut the back end of it and place it in the mail box of somebody she had beef with. when the person pulled the envelope out, some of the dust would fall on his feet. my dad said he did this to a man who had been a bad husband to a friend of my grandma and that man pulled the envelope, knew what it meant, and moved out the next day.

sounds like-->Goofer dust - Wikipedia

my grandpa used to tease my grandma about goofer dust all of the time

 

[im_sleep]

both my grandmas used to use magical powders. they stopped before i was born but my parents told me what they used to do. maternal grandma used to put magical stuff in grandpa's shoes to keep him from cheating on her (did not work).

my dad said when he was a kid, his mom had him stick an envelope full of some type magical dust that was meant to be harmful and cut the back end of it and place it in the mail box of somebody she had beef with. when the person pulled the envelope out, some of the dust would fall on his feet. my dad said he did this to a man who had been a bad husband to a friend of my grandma and that man pulled the envelope, knew what it meant, and moved out the next day.

That goofa dust

 

[IllmaticDelta]

That goofa dust

 

[xoxodede]

both my grandmas used to use magical powders. they stopped before i was born but my parents told me what they used to do. maternal grandma used to put magical stuff in grandpa's shoes to keep him from cheating on her (did not work).

my dad said when he was a kid, his mom had him stick an envelope full of some type magical dust that was meant to be harmful and cut the back end of it and place it in the mail box of somebody she had beef with. when the person pulled the envelope out, some of the dust would fall on his feet. my dad said he did this to a man who had been a bad husband to a friend of my grandma and that man pulled the envelope, knew what it meant, and moved out the next day.

Same here. But, I was raised in a house where it's still done till this day (and I dabble...). My momma got rid of my older sister's ex boyfriend/fiance -- and he definitely stays away -- even though they share a child. But, my mom doesn't care though.

The nail a piece of paper with their name to the Tree. And the paper in the window until it fades.

I too have done some things i'm embarrassed to repeat I have done -- in and out of relationships. But, I have learned to appreciate free will.

The last time I dedicated time and effort into it - was after after a long-time relationship ended.

We lived together and was shocked when he came clean that he cheated and had a whole nother girlfriend out of state (I was his in-state and he recently added a out-of-state hometown)-- he had two lives - two phones - and hid it well.

I was crushed.

He moved out and I stayed in the place we had together -- and I was hurt, mad and lonely.

Even, with all that - I wasn't ready to let him go. I dedicated some time to getting him back -- and that he did. He came back, apologized, swore off the other chick and it was a mistake - blah, blah, blah.

But, after he moved back in -- I didn't want to be with him - and I moved out and left him there.

He continued to go strong at getting me back for over a year - but I never went back. We are cool now - and he still won't stop contacting me - trying to "work it out" and he's married with children now.

 

[NZA]

Same here. But, I was raised in a house where it's still done till this day (and I dabble...). My momma got rid of my older sister's ex boyfriend/fiance -- and he definitely stays away -- even though they share a child. But, my mom doesn't care though.

The nail a piece of paper with their name to the Tree. And the paper in the window until it fades.

I too have done some things i'm embarrassed to repeat I have done -- in and out of relationships. But, I have learned to appreciate free will.

The last time I dedicated time and effort into it - was after after a long-time relationship ended.

We lived together and was shocked when he came clean that he cheated and had a whole nother girlfriend out of state (I was his in-state and he recently added a out-of-state hometown)-- he had two lives - two phones - and hid it well.

I was crushed.

He moved out and I stayed in the place we had together -- and I was hurt, mad and lonely.

Even, with all that - I wasn't ready to let him go. I dedicated some time to getting him back -- and that he did. He came back, apologized, swore off the other chick and it was a mistake - blah, blah, blah.

But, after he moved back in -- I didn't want to be with him - and I moved out and left him there.

He continued to go strong at getting me back for over a year - but I never went back. We are cool now - and he still won't stop contacting me - trying to "work it out" and he's married with children now.

your situation is a little similar to my grandma's with the 2-state situations; my grandma eventually left grandpa but they never divorced. he had a whole second common-law family while grandma moved to a different state. crazy thing is since they both died as married, my grandma used his VA benefits to be buried alone in a phoenix military cemetary while he is buried alone in a texas military cemetary. his common law wife who was with him till he died and had several kids with him apparently cant be buried in the texas miltiary cemetary where he is resting. i have no idea why they couldnt just move on and get the divorce

 

[xoxodede]

your situation is a little similar to my grandma's with the 2-state situations; my grandma eventually left grandpa but they never divorced. he had a whole second common-law family while grandma moved to a different state. crazy thing is since they both died as married, my grandma used his VA benefits to be buried alone in a phoenix military cemetary while he is buried alone in a texas military cemetary. his common law wife who was with him till he died and had several kids with him apparently cant be buried in the texas miltiary cemetary where he is resting. i have no idea why they couldnt just move on and get the divorce

Crazy. Yeah, I think it happens more than we know. And I know it happened a lot back then. I watched Smokey Robinson's "Who Do You Think You Are?" -- and his grandfather did the same thing as yours.



On my old situation: My ex used visiting his mom who was going through a bad divorce - as the excuse for the once-a month visits. Who questions someone visiting and supporting their mom? Not me.

He was visiting his hometown -- but he wasn't visiting his momma. She didn't even know he was there. OH well - it was a long time ago. I wish him the best and many blessings.