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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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35823
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Root doctors, also known as conjurers, were often hired out by people who are to appear in court. A root worker does not prove guilt or innocence, but works to influence the persons involved in the care, including the witnesses, judge, and jury. Root doctors usually relied upon either rituals and powders, spells, roots, the evil eye, or earth to assist them.
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