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Contents Introduction 000 Chapter 1. Who in Heaven or Hell, Africa or France, Was Marie Leveau? 000 Chapter 2. Catholic in the Morning, Voodoo by Night 000 Chapter 3. Working Wife, Widow, Mistress, and Voodoo Divorcée 000 Chapter 4. Marie Laveau Brings the New Orleans Saints to Town 000 Chapter 5. Color Schemes and Protection Policies on St. Ann Street 000 Chapter 6. Freedom à la Mode, à la Marie 000 Chapter 7. Life in the Cities of the Dead 000 Chapter 8. At the Altar of Love and Luck 000 Chapter 9. Madame Laveau's Prayers, Poisons, and Political Pull 000 Chapter 10. How John, the Devil, and Mam'zelle Marie Hoodooed the Media 000 Chapter 11. A Tale of Two Sisters 000 Chapter 12. The Last Queen of the Voodoos Returns from the Dead 000 Postscript: Events in the Lives of the Marie Laveaus 000 Notes 000 Sources 000 At the End: In Recognition and Respect 000 Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Laveau, Marie, 1794-1881, Voodooism Louisiana New Orleans History 19th century