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marie laveau  

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  • Marie Laveau was a 19th-century spiritual figure of immense power and prestige in New Orleans, Louisiana. She appeared to transcend restrictions based on class, gender, race, and status under enslavement conditions via an African spiritual system called Vodu (which is also spelled Vodou and Voodoo). [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Marie Laveau]

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