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Voodoo’s heyday long passed, but Gullah tradition continues to bewitch in Beaufort County, SC
Finding a good root doctor these days in Beaufort County is as hard as finding Dr. Buzzard’s grave.
This once-isolated land of hexes and haints now leans more on Walmart than voodoo.
But it hasn’t always been so.
In the mid-20th century, even the county sheriff was a witch doctor. J. Ed McTeer Sr. specialized in removing spells cast by Dr. Buzzard, Dr. Eagle, Dr. Bug and perhaps as many as 20 other local root doctors.
Read more here: http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/national/article56610278.html#storylink=cpy
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