Martha Ward
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“The color white is not always what it seems to be. Watch for white handkerchiefs, handmade altars, homemade gumbo, and light summer dresses.”
― Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau
― Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau
“Marie the Second sported a bright tignon to signal her status and identity. She flaunted her turban, gold jewelry, and a proud walk that announced to all that saw her -- I am not white, not slave, not black, not French, not Negro, not African American. I am a free woman, a Creole of New Orleans.”
― Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau
― Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau
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