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Mama Day | Topics for Further Study

  • Research the history and practices of African-American folk medicine and hoodoo and write a paper comparing them to Western medicine, using Mama Day and Dr. Smithfield as examples.
  • Research your own family history, making a family tree like that at the beginning of Mama Day. Then write a paper about how your family's legacy continues to influence you and other family members.
  • Explore historical and fictional accounts that describe the relations between slave women and their masters in early America (like those between

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