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16319
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Robeson County is a high crime area. A subculture of violence, generated in part by continuing tension between the races, characterizes the area. The high crime rate translates into many arrests and lots of defendants. For defendants, root workers offer an opportunity for action which goes beyond legal defenses. Root workers, or doctors, among the Lumbee use spells, rituals, powders, talisman, plants and earth to conjure good luck, prevent harm, and persuade judges and juries in court cases.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 29 Issue 2, Fall-Spring 1981,
p102-105
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27772
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The history of Willie French Lowery, his band, and his impact on the Lumbee Indian community in North Carolina is explored. Lowery’s rock band, Plant and See, became successful in the 1960s and Paradise of Bachelors record label is reissuing their record. Lowery was a Lumbee Indian from Robeson County who struggled with his fame and people’s desire to label him. Later in life, Lowery became a community activist and wrote folk songs about his community.
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