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The Vicks VapoRub formula had existed in some form in many enslaved families for generations before it was patented by Lunsford Richardson.

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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic

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Race plays a factor in determining not only the generational wealth a family is able to accrue but also how our lives and contributions are or are not remembered.

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Black women during slavery were especially renowned for their ability to successfully treat cold and flu symptoms a widespread problem since viruses had yet to be studied or understood by scientists.

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Black women in America have always had to live in a world hostile to them.

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