Hoodoo is a part of the African Diaspora and dates back as early as 1891
            on paper but its gos back further.  The work Hoodoo consists of a large body of
     the African folkloric practices and beliefs that mixes Native American knowledge
      plants.Hoodoo,Rootwork,Conjure,and Lay a trick are words that apply to this magic.


            I was told that the Indian belief resemble those in West Africa conjuring includes
      conjuring includes magical herbalism giving respect to ancestors,divination,and
       medicine bundles/mojos.  

       Rootworkers are not witches they are conjurers. Hoodoo is folk magic
    Hoodoo is the folk magic of the Southern American states, but it can also be considered
     a melting pot of the world's sorceries. it's a mixture of all sorts of different unlikely
     ingredients that work well together. Its main components are African folk magic, European
     folk tradition, and Native American Herbalism.

    It shouldn't be confused or conflated with any of the African Diaspora religious traditions
     such as Haitian Voodoo, Cuban Santeria or Brazilian Candomble or Umbanda. Although
    there's a degree of cross-mixture.

    Hoodoo had its time in America during the late 19th and early 20th century. The bulk
     of its lore is African in origin and it was practiced mostly, although not exclusively, within
     in the South. If you listen to blues music of the 20s and 30s it's steeped in hoodoo tradition,
     from the myth of Robert Johnson cutting a deal at the crossroads, to Memphis Minnie's
     recording of 'Hoodoo Lady'. The music of the period is a catalogue of references to folk magic.
       
    Such as 'Stones in my passway'. Which is a reference to the hoodoo practice of jinxing someone
    by laying out a series of stones in the shape of a cross in their path, often with a button belonging
    to the target placed in the center as a link. In the song Come on in my kitchen is about stealing a
    nickel out of his woman's 'nation sack', which is a  mojo bag specifically prepared by female
         practitioners and carried by women.


           African folkloric practices such as crossroads magic, foot track  magic                                            
,             crossing and uncrossing,the creation of gris-gris bags,  
         and the use of baths and washes are all at the core of hoodoo practice.



         
What is Hoodoo and What it is Not