Sam Nightingale

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Sam Nightingale was originally born in Guinea and taken to South Carolina to work as a slave. Sam worked on plantations in Georgia, Florida, Missouri, and Louisiana but died free in Missouri. He is recorded to be a "Conjure" man who was a good storyteller, herbalist, and would hold healing ceremonies by using African traditions to help people who were sick, had problems, and aid the conditions they were going through in life. Many people came from all around the state of Missouri for Sams help. Sam was considered the community healer and leader who honored his ancestors and was proud to be one of the last African born men in his state. Although, the last slave ship arrived in 1859 and Sam arrived around the early 1800s.

Sam was born in the late 1700s and died in the late 1800s the stories of Sam and his magick live on and still told in Boonville today in addition to recorded in slave historical narratives.

Annie Christmas

Annie is said to have lived over 100 years ago and a woman with super strength that stood about 7 feet tall and about 250lbs. It's said Annie decided to go on a fun boat trip sailing the Mississippi river, but the captain decided to take a shortcut during a storm. Although Annie said not to, as a result, she had to use her strength to save the passengers because they would die. Once landing in New Orleans a few days later she got sick. Her heroism put a strain on her heart. Some say she was attacked by 100 men that stabbed her to death. Some say she died because she had to use her strength to save people during the boat trip. There are so many stories about her and ill tell more.

Her 12 sons put her in a coal-black coffin when she passed and took her to the New Orleans riverfront at night under a full moon to set her coffin was set out to sea.

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It's said she lived along the shores of the Mississippi River, and the People of New Orleans love to tell her story. So, if you're from Mississippi or New Orleans you probably know about this supernatural spirit named Annie Christmas.